Upper Denby
| Upper Denby | |
 Upper Denby Church |
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  Upper Denby |
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| Population | 1,054 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SE229073 |
| Metropolitan borough | Kirklees |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Huddersfield |
| Postcode district | HD8 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Wakefield |
Coordinates: 53°33′36″N 1°39′18″W / 53.560°N 1.655°W
Upper Denby is a village within the civil parish of Denby Dale, and the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. Lying to the South East of Huddersfield, on an east facing slope of the Pennines, it occupies a position 250 m (820 ft) above sea level. The southern edge of the village is bordered by the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley within the county of South Yorkshire. Although the village is one of the smallest in Kirklees it boasts one pub, a dentist, a church and cricket pitch. Upper Denby is home to Denby C of E first school.
In the 2001 census the population was given as 719 and includes the settlement of High Flatts.
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