53°19′26″N1°31′34″W / 53.324°N 1.526°W /53.324; -1.526
| Dore and Totley | |
|---|---|
 Shown withinSheffield | |
| Population | 16,740 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | Martin Smith (Liberal Democrats) Rebecca Atkinson (Liberal Democrats) Joe Otten (Liberal Democrats) |
Dore and Totley ward—which includes thedistricts ofBradway,Dore,Totley, andWhirlow—is one of the 28 electoral wards inCity of Sheffield,England. It is currently represented by threeLiberal Democrat councillors. It is located in the southwestern part of the city and covers an area of 26.3 km2. The population of this ward in 2001 was 16,404 people in 7,037 households.[1] Dore and Totley ward is one of the five wards that make up theSheffield HallamParliamentary constituency. The population of Dore and Totley is 16,740 (2011) with 7,334 Households.[2]
Dore (grid referenceSK311812) is a village inSouth Yorkshire. Until 1934 it was part ofDerbyshire, but it is now a suburb of Sheffield. The village lies on a hill above theRiver Sheaf, and has a reputation of being Sheffield's wealthiest suburb.
Totley (grid referenceSK309799) is a suburb on the extreme southwest of Sheffield, next to theYorkshire/Derbyshire boundary. Formerly a Derbyshire village, Totley officially became part of Sheffield in 1935.
Totley was mentioned in theDomesday Book of 1086 asTotinglee, the name meaning a forest clearing belonging to Tota (probably the Saxon lord).Totley Hall, built in 1623 and enlarged in the 19th century, was converted to a teacher training college in the 1950s and was latterly part ofSheffield Hallam University.
Totley is roughly divided into three areas: Totley, New Totley and Totley Rise. It is served by theBaslow road, which is a continuation ofAbbeydale Road South (A621).
Through the district run the Totley Brook and the Old Hay Brook, which are the two sources of theRiver Sheaf. Totley also lends its name toTotley Tunnel, the longest underland rail tunnel in the UK. This takes the Sheffield to Manchester line from Totley underneath theTotley Moor toGrindleford in Derbyshire.
Bradwaygrid referenceSK330805 is a suburb in the south of Sheffield composed of three former Derbyshire villages: Upper Bradway, Bradway, and Lower Bradway. Bradway was annexed by Sheffield in the 1930s, thus placing it in theceremonial county ofSouth Yorkshire. TheBradway Tunnel opened in 1870 and carries theMidland Main Line underneath Bradway on its route from Sheffield to Chesterfield.
Whirlow (grid referenceSK317828) lies north west of Dore, on theLimb Brook. It is home toWhirlow Hall Farm a working farm run as a children's charity and two parks. Whirlowbrook park is set in the 39 acre (158,000 m2) grounds of Whirlowbrook Hall (built 1906) the former home of Sheffield industrialist Sir Walter Benton-Jones (1880–1967).
Schools in the ward of Dore and Totley include Dore Primary School, Bradway Primary School, The Rowan Special School,Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totley Primary School andKing Ecgbert School.
