The parish of Dalton is situated in South Yorkshire, approximately 3 miles to the east of Rotherham town centre. It covers an area of approximately 2 square miles and has a population of approximately 9.000.

The Parish includes the communities of Brecks, Dalton Brook, Dalton Foljambe, Dalton Magna, Dalton Parva, Flanderwell, Sunnyside and Woodlaithes.

It is an unusual Parish in that there is green belt land at the centre which is mainly surrounded by housing development. There has been no heavy industry located in the parish since the closure of Silverwood mine in 1995. The Parish is administered by a Parish Council consisting of 16 elected Members.

The Council meets in Dalton Parish Hall at 7.00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, with the exception of December and August.

The Parish Council is involved in the provision of allotment gardens, recreation areas, lettings of halls, environmental improvements, provision of cash grants to local organisations and the consideration of local planning matters. It also makes representations to Local Government, National Government, Police, Health Service, Passenger Transport Authority and other organisations on matters which are of concern to the local population.

Welcome to the official Dalton Parish Council web site.. We will use this site to keep parishionersand visitors to the site updated on what is happening around the parish.

Despite the economic situation, Dalton Parish Council strives to make improvements around the Parish. These improvements include tidying up the stream area along Magna Lane with the held of Groundworks Dearne Valley. Cleaning of the stream will be undertaken in stages in order to safeguard the natural habitat of the water voles.

The Parish Council is also working in conjuction with Rotherham MBC in changing the footpath from Dalton Lane to Magna Lane into a bridleway, which will incorporate a new bridge over the stream.