Wharncliffe Side

{{Short description|Village in South Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name = Blue Ball, Wharncliffe Side - geograph.org.uk - 979865.jpg

| static_image_width =

| static_image_caption = The Blue Ball pub at Wharncliffe Side

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| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.450|-1.554|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Wharncliffe Side

| metropolitan_borough = Sheffield

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire

| post_town = SHEFFIELD

| postcode_district = S35

| postcode_area = S

| dial_code = 0114

| constituency_westminster = Penistone and Stocksbridge

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Wharncliffe Side is a village in South Yorkshire, England, northwest of Sheffield and within the city borough.

Wharcliffe Side is located on the west bank of the River Don, approximately {{convert|6|miles|spell=in}} northwest of Sheffield city centre, and {{convert|1|miles|adj=pre|spell=in}} northwest of Oughtibridge, south of the confluence of the Ewden beck and the River Don. The village is at an elevation of {{convert|435|ft}} and the A6102 road passes through the village.Ordnance survey. 1:25000. c.2012

The village has a population of 1355 as of 2011,Wharncliffe Side is made up of five output areas in The Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward http://ukcensusdata.com/stocksbridge-and-upper-don-e05001063#sthash.3EoM4KJv.dpbs and is a commuter village for Sheffield and Stocksbridge.{{citation| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=4ePshlzYVkAC | title = The Hidden Places Of England|editor-first = Peter|editor-last = Long| publisher = Travel Publishing| orig-year=1998|year = 2004|page = 605| isbn = 1-904-434-12-6}} The village is within the Stocksbridge and Upper Don electoral ward. There is a primary school on Brighthomelee Lane, along with a post office and two public houses within the village. Glen Howe Park is situated at the southern end of the village. The ancient farming hamlet of Brightholmlee lies {{convert|1/2|mi|km}} to the west.