| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | South Hiendley |
| Coordinates: | 53.608°N -1.401°W |
| Population: | 1,817 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Metropolitan Borough: | City of Wakefield |
| Metropolitan County: | West Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituency Westminster: | Hemsworth |
| Post Town: | BARNSLEY |
| Postcode District: | S72 |
| Postcode Area: | S |
| Dial Code: | 01226 |
| Static Image: | South_Hiendley_-_Almshouses.jpg |
| Static Image Width: | 250px |
| Static Image Caption: | South Hiendley Almshouses |
South Hiendley is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,667,[1] increasing to 1,817 at the 2011 Census.[2] Until 1974 it was part of Hemsworth Rural District.
The village is on the edge of the county of West Yorkshire in the Wakefield area 8 miles (14 km) from the city centre. However it is marginally closer to the town of Barnsley 7 miles (12 km) just across the border in South Yorkshire. It has a Barnsley postcode (S72) and telephone code (01226).
The village has one public house, The Sun Inn, (the Fox Inn was demolished in 2013),[3] a primary school (South Hiendley Junior Infant and Early Years School)[4] and a Doctor's surgery.[5]