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 miles33.2 km
- Sheffield 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Leeds 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Bradford 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Oldham 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Huddersfield 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Stockport 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Salford 23 miles37.1 km
- Rotherham 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Chesterfield 23 miles37 km
- Wakefield 13.7 miles22 km
- Rochdale 19 miles30.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Crow Edge Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Penistone West Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Scholes Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Millhouse Green Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ingbirchworth Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Holme Valley South Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Thurlstone Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Holmfirth Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Upper Cumberworth Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Upper Denby Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Holme Valley Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Dunford
S36 9NH, HD9 7TE, S36 4HG, S36 4AG, HD9 2DE, S36 4AD, S36 9NT, S36 4HN, S36 4TB … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Manchester Airport 25.6 miles41.2 km
- Denby Dale Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Shepley Railway Station 4 miles6.5 km
Hotels near Dunford Ad
- The Dog and Partridge 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Cubley Hall 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Woodsome Hall Golf Club Dormy House 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Bagden Hall Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Foxglove by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Friendship Hotel 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Manor House Lindley 5 9.6 miles15.4 km
- 315 Bar and Restaurant 5 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The Fairway 3 8.1 miles13 km
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 10 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Oakwell Stadium 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 13 miles21 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 14.2 miles22.8 km
- University of Sheffield University 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Outwood Library Library 15.2 miles24.4 km