Dunford is a small, largely rural civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, England, sitting on the edge of the Pennines. The parish contains scattered hamlets such as Dunford Bridge and Carlecotes and is strung along the trans‑Pennine Woodhead Pass, with the remains of the old railway and Woodhead Tunnel nearby; the landscape is a mix of peat moor, upland pastures and reservoirs that attract walkers and cyclists.
Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the area’s economy was traditionally agricultural with links to local transport and textile routes; today it feels very rural, with a small, close‑knit population and a character shaped by outdoor recreation, historic infrastructure and the rhythms of upland farming.
Postcode districts covering Dunford
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 20.6 miles
- Sheffield 15.9 miles
- Leeds 20.1 miles
- Bradford 17.8 miles
- Oldham 15.2 miles
- Huddersfield 8.6 miles
- Stockport 19.5 miles
- Salford 23 miles
- Rotherham 16.5 miles
- Chesterfield 23 miles
- Wakefield 13.7 miles
- Rochdale 19 miles
Neighbouring places
- Crow Edge Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Penistone West Ward 1.6 miles
- Scholes Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Millhouse Green Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Ingbirchworth Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Holme Valley South Ward 3.1 miles
- Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth Parish 3.2 miles
- Thurlstone Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Holmfirth Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Upper Cumberworth Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Upper Denby Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Holme Valley Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Dunford
HD9 2TE, S36 4HG, HD9 7TA, S36 4HE, S36 4TE, S36 4HD, S36 4AD, HD8 8YF, S36 4AG … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.2 miles
- Manchester Airport 25.6 miles
- Denby Dale Railway Station 3.9 miles
- Shepley Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels near Dunford Ad
- Elephant & Castle 3 3.5 miles
- The Dog & Partridge 4 1.8 miles
- The Rooms at the Nook 3.4 miles
- The Old Bridge Inn, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire 4 3.5 miles
- The Woodman Inn 4 4.6 miles
- The Three Acres Inn & Restaurant 4 5.7 miles
- The Huntsman Inn 4 5.2 miles
- Cubley Hall 3 4.3 miles
- Old Bridge Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Ye Olde Mustard Pot 4.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 10.9 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 11.2 miles
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 11.9 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 12.6 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 12.6 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 13 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 14.2 miles
- University of Sheffield University 14.5 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 14.9 miles
- Outwood Library Library 15.2 miles