Upper Denby
| Upper Denby | |
|---|---|
Upper Denby Church | |
Upper Denby Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 715 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SE229073 |
| 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 | |
Upper Denby is a small village within the civil parish of Denby Dale, and the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.
Lying 7 miles north-west of Barnsley and 11 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.
The southern edge of the village is bordered by the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley within the county of South Yorkshire.
The name Denby derives from the Old English Dene meaning 'the Danes', and the Old Norse bȳ meaning 'village'.