Southey, South Yorkshire
| Southey | |
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 Shown within Sheffield |
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| Population | 20,000 |
| District | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | Leigh Bramall (Labour Party) Anthony Damms (Labour Party) Gillian Furniss (Labour Party) |
Coordinates: 53°25′05″N 1°28′41″W / 53.418°N 1.478°W
Southey ward—which includes the districts of Fox Hill, New Parson Cross, Southey, Wadsley Bridge, and part of Old Parson Cross—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northern part of the city and covers an area of 4.6 km2. The population of this ward in 2011 was 19,086 people in 8,295 households. It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Brightside constituency.
Southey (grid reference SK345915) is a former village, now a district and housing estate in the northeast part of Sheffield. By 1971, J. Edward Vickers noted that "not one vestige of the old Southey remains". Particular landmarks in Southey include Southey Green and Cookson Park. The area had a population of 14,253 in 2011.
Birley Carr (grid reference SK333921) is a suburb of Sheffield. It lies by Birley Edge, an inland cliff. At the northern end of Birley Edge is the Birley Stone. A reference from the 1790s refers to a cross on Birley Edge, which the Stone may be the remains of. The small hamlet of Birley Edge includes several listed buildings including Birley Old Hall.
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