This article is about Southey, a district and electoral ward in Sheffield, England. For the English poet of the Romantic school see Robert Southey.

Southey ward is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northern part of the city. It covers an area of 4.6 square kilometres and includes the districts of New Parson Cross, Fox Hill, Southey, Wadsley Bridge and part of Old Parson Cross. The population of this ward in 2001 was 20,000 people in 8,600 households. In the 2004 local elections Leigh Michael Bramall, Anthony Damms, and Gillian Furniss—all Labour Party candidates—were returned as councilors for the ward.

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1 Districts of Southey ward 1.1 Southey 1.2 Birley Carr 1.3 Wadsley Bridge

Districts of Southey ward

Southey

Southey is a former village, now a district and housing estate in the northern part of Sheffield.

Birley Carr

Grid reference: SK333921

Wadsley Bridge

Grid reference: SK332913 Wadsley bridge is a former hamlet, now a district of Sheffield. It lies to the west of Southey around what used to be a ford accross the River Don.