Dore and Totley

Dore and Totley ward is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southwestern part of the city. It covers an area of 26.3 square kilometres and includes the districts of Dore, Totley, Bradway and Whirlow. The population of this ward in 2001 was 16,400 people in 7,000 households. In the 2004 local elections Keith Leonard Hill (Liberal Democrat), Anne Catherine Smith (Conservative), and Michael Julian Christopher Waters (Conservative) were returned as councillors for the ward. Dore and Totley ward is one of the five wards that make up the Sheffield Hallam Parliamentary constituency.

Districts of Dore and Totley ward

Dore

Main article: Dore

Dore (Grid reference: SK311812) is a village in South Yorkshire. Until 1934 it was part of Derbyshire, but it is now a suburb of Sheffield. The village lies on a hill above the River Sheaf, and has a reputation of being Sheffield’s wealthiest suburb.

Totley

Main article: Totley

Totley (Grid reference: SK309799) is a suburb on the extreme southwest of Sheffield, next to the Yorkshire/Derbyshire boundary. Formerly a Derbyshire village, Totley officially became part of Sheffield in 1935.

Bradway

Grid reference: SK330805

Whirlow

Whirlow (Grid reference: SK317828) lies north west of Dore, on the Limb Brook. It is home to a city farm and two parks.