Lower Denby
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| Lower Denby | |
|---|---|
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_950204.jpg) Denby Lane, Lower Demby | |
  Lower Denby Location within West Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE238079 |
| Civil parish | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Huddersfield |
| Postcode district | HD8 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Lower Denby is a small village within the civil parish of Denby Dale, and the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.
Lying 5 miles north-west of Barnsley and 12 miles to the south-east of Huddersfield and 2 miles south of Denby Dale, on an east facing slope of the Pennines, it occupies a position 820 feet (250 m) above sea level.[1]
The southern edge of the village is bordered by the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley within the county of South Yorkshire.[2]
Name
The name Denby derives from the Old English Dene meaning 'the Danes', and the Old Norse bȳ meaning 'village'.[3]
