South Hiendley: what to know before moving day
Main Street, George Street and Kirkgate Lane meet in the middle of the village, where the Sun Inn and the social club are close to the primary school on George Street; the Fox Inn was demolished in 2013. South Hiendley Surgery is on Main Street. Housing near the centre includes Manor Drive, Manor Croft, Orchard Drive, The Parks, Ryecroft Farm Close and Chestnut Mews.
The parish has 14 listed buildings. They include St Peter's Church at Felkirk, Grade I and dating from the 13th century, a medieval cross shaft, the two red-brick ranges of Holgate's Hospital almshouses of 1859 and 1860 with their master's lodge, and Hodroyd Hall, a 17th-century house enlarged in the 19th century.
How the van gets to South Hiendley
Brier Lane runs north from the village towards Havercroft and Ryhill, and Brierley Road and High Street are the other roads out. From Bradford the van comes by Wakefield and then either the B6428 through Ryhill or the B6273 through Hemsworth for the last stretch.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for South Hiendley
Each service below links to its Normanton page, which covers how the job works in and around Normanton.
South Hiendley: questions before you book
Why does a South Hiendley address say Barnsley?
The village comes under the postal town of Barnsley, so addresses carry S72 and Barnsley even though it is in West Yorkshire. Local services come from Wakefield Council, and the postcode lookup places South Hiendley in Wakefield's Hemsworth ward.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): S72 9BU is in the Hemsworth ward of Wakefield, parish: South Hiendley
- South Hiendley (Wikipedia): village and civil parish in the Wakefield council area, S72 postcode and 01226 code, postal town Barnsley, distances, Sun Inn, Fox Inn demolished 2013, school and surgery
- Listed buildings in South Hiendley (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): 14 listed buildings, St Peter's Felkirk Grade I, cross shaft, Holgate's Hospital almshouses 1859-60 and master's lodge, Hodroyd Hall
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Main Street, George Street, Kirkgate Lane, Sun Inn, social club, primary school, surgery, Manor Drive, Manor Croft, Orchard Drive, The Parks, Ryecroft Farm Close, Chestnut Mews, Brier Lane, Brierley Road, High Street