Upper Cumberworth

Upper CumberworthUpper Cumberworth is a rural village 7 miles south east of Huddersfield town centre (9.2 miles by road) and about 1 mile west of Denby Dale.

Cumberworth Lane leads to Lower Cumberworth about a mile away to the east north east.

Around Upper Cumberworth

Cumberworth Lane and Barnsley Road, Upper Cumberworth

Upper Cumberworth has a village store and newsagent at the junction of Cumberworth Lane and Barnsley Road.

There is a post office at the village store.

The Star Inn is in Barnsley Road, Upper Cumberworth.

Cumberworth CE (A) First School is in Cumberworth Lane.

Cumberworth CE (A) First School website

St Nicholas Church is in Cumberworth Lane.

St Nicholas Church web page

Cumberworth Community Association was formed in 1977 and serves Upper Cumberworth and the village of Lower Cumberworth a mile away.

Cumberworth Community Association social media page

Upper Cumberworth has a village garden near to the village store in Cumberworth Lane.

A waste recycling centre is situated at Bromley Farm, off Barnsley Road, Upper Cumberworth.

Local government

Civil parish council

Upper Cumberworth is in the Denby and Cumberworth ward of the civil parish run by Denby Dale Parish Council.

Denby Dale Parish Council website

Metropolitan district council

Upper Cumberworth is in the Denby Dale ward of Kirklees Council.

Kirklees Council website

Travel

Bus services

D2 Monday - Saturday daytime

Huddersfield - Aspley - Moldgreen - Dalton Wakefield Road - Waterloo - Fenay Bridge Penistone Road - Kirkburton Penistone Road - Shelley Penistone Road - Shepley Abbey Road South, Marsh Lane - Upper Cumberworth - Lower Cumberworth - Denby Dale Village centre and station Penistone line

Timetable at

Metro Timetables and information at

Team Pennine

X1 Holmfirth Explorer Daily (until mid-evening Mon-Sat, late afternoon on Sunday)

Holmfirth - Wooldale New Mill Road - New Mill - Shepley Marsh Lane, Lane Head Lane - Upper Cumberworth -
Denby Dale station Penistone Line - Denby Dale - Lower Cumberworth - Skelmanthorpe - Scissett - Clayton West Chapel Hill, Church Lane, High Street, The Green* , Scott Hill, Long Lane - Calder Grove - Wakefield

Schooltime journeys additionally visit Shelley College and/or Scissett Middle School.
*High Street and The Green at Clayton West served from mid-morning to mid-afternoon only.

Timetable at

Metro Timetables and information at

Team Pennine

90 Monday to Saturday (4 journeys each way Mon-Fri, 1 on Saturday)

Holmfirth - Wooldale - New Mill - Shepley Lane Head - Upper Cumberworth - Denby Dale - Lower Denby - Cawthorne - Barugh Green - Barnsley Interchange Penistone Line

No longer routed via Upper Denby, Ingbirchworth, Penistone and Hoylandswaine from July 20, 2025

Timetable at

Metro Timetables (.pdf format) at

South Pennine Community Transport

91 Thursday and Saturday daytime (4 journeys each way)

91 at HolmfirthHolmfirth Bus station - Wooldale New Mill Road - New Mill - The Sovereign crossroads - Upper Cumberworth - Denby Dale - Lower Denby - Upper Denby - Ingbirchworth - Penistone

Previously withdrawn 350 service reinstated as service 91 from July 20, 2025

Timetable at

Metro Timetables (.pdf format) at

South Pennine Community Transport

99 Saturday only (3 journeys). Route includes circular section at Skelmanthorpe and Denby Dale.

Barnsley Interchange - Wilthorpe - Darton - Kexborough - High Hoyland - Clayton West - Scissett - Skelmanthorpe - Lower Cumberworth - Upper Cumberworth - Denby Dale Station Penistone line
Denby Dale Wakefield Road - Scissett - Clayton West - High Hoyland - Kexborough - Darton - Wilthorpe - Barnsley Interchange Penistone line

Timetable (.pdf format) at

Travel South Yorkshire Timetables at

South Pennine Community Transport

Road travel

Upper Cumberworth is on the A635 Barnsley Road.

Other places near Upper Cumberworth: Birds Edge Denby Dale Shepley Lower Cumberworth

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