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Wharncliffe Side
Wharncliffe Side is a village in South Yorkshire, England, northwest of Sheffield and within the city borough. Wharcliffe Side is located on the west bank of the River Don, approximately northwest of Sheffield city centre, and northwest of Oughtibridge, south of the confluence of the Ewden beck and the River Don. The village is at an elevation of and the A6102 road passes through the village. The village has a population of 1355 as of 2011, and is a commuter village for Sheffield and Stocksbridge Stocksbridge is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish, it is encircled to the north and east by the southern edge of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, although since 1974 it lies within the borders of the City of Sheffield, in .... The village is within the Stocksbridge and Upper Don electoral ward. There is a primary school on Brighthomelee Lane, along with a post office and two public houses within the village. Glen Howe Park is situated at the southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its southern suburbs were transferred from Derbyshire to the city council. It is the largest settlement in South Yorkshire and the third largest of Northern England. The city is in the North Midlands, in the eastern foothills of the Pennines and the valleys of the River Don with its four tributaries: the Loxley, the Porter Brook, the Rivelin and the Sheaf. Sixty-one per cent of Sheffield's entire area is green space and a third of the city lies within the Peak District national park and is the fifth-largest city in England. There are more than 250 parks, woodlands and gardens in the city, which is estimated to contain around 4.5 million trees. Sheffield played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution, developing many signifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire to the east, Nottinghamshire to the south-east, and Derbyshire to the south and west. The largest settlement is the city of Sheffield. The county is largely urban, with an area of and a population of 1,402,918. The largest settlements after Sheffield (556,500) are the city of Doncaster (113,566), Rotherham (109,697), and Barnsley (96,888). The east and west of the county are more rural. The county is governed by four metropolitan boroughs: Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, Barnsley, City of Doncaster, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield. They collaborate through South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. South Yorkshire lies on the edge of the Pennines, and the west of the county contains part of the Peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penistone And Stocksbridge (UK Parliament Constituency)
Penistone and Stocksbridge is a constituency in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Marie Tidball, a Labour MP. As with all Westminster constituencies, adults qualifying to vote in the seat elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system at least every five years. Boundaries 2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley wards of Dodworth, Penistone East, and Penistone West, and the City of Sheffield wards of Stocksbridge and Upper Don, East Ecclesfield and West Ecclesfield. The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged. History The seat largely resembles the old Penistone constituency, which, following the election of a Conservative in the Conservative landslide in 1931, returned MPs representing the Labour Party through to its abolition in 1983. In 1983, two new constituencies were formed, Sheffield Hillsborough and Barnsley West and Penisto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield City Region Combined Authority
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is the combined authority for South Yorkshire in England, with powers over transport (public transport and major trunk roads only), economic development and regeneration. It covers a total area of with a population of 1.4 million. The four metropolitan boroughs of South Yorkshire – Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley – are full members of the authority, while the Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield and Bolsover districts of Derbyshire, and the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, are non-constituent members. The authority's first mayoral election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018, coinciding with the 2018 United Kingdom local elections. Until 16 September 2021, the statutory name of the combined authority was the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (though it was never branded as such). Between April 2014 and May 2018, the combined authority was branded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Don, South Yorkshire
The River Don (also called River Dun in some stretches) is a river in South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It rises in the Pennines, west of Dunford Bridge, and flows for eastwards, through the Don Valley, via Penistone, Sheffield, Rotherham, Mexborough, Conisbrough, Doncaster and Stainforth. It originally joined the Trent, but was re-engineered by Cornelius Vermuyden as the ''Dutch River'' in the 1620s, and now joins the River Ouse at Goole. Don Valley is a UK parliamentary constituency near the Doncaster stretch of the river. Etymology The probable origin of the name was Brittonic ''Dānā'', from a root ''dān-'', meaning "water" or "river". The name Dôn (or Danu), a Celtic mother goddess, has the same origin. The river gave its name to the Don River, one of the principal rivers of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geography The Don can be divided into sections by the different types of structures built to restrict its passage. The upper re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oughtibridge
Oughtibridge ( ) is a residential village in the north of Sheffield within the bounds of Bradfield, South Yorkshire, Bradfield civil parish. The village stands about northwest of the Sheffield City Centre, city centre in the valley of the River Don, South Yorkshire, River Don. The population of the village has increased significantly in recent years because of much private housing development and stood at 3,542 in 2006 over an area of .Sheffield City Council Neighbourhood Profiles. Gives population and area data plus other information. The population of Oughtibridge increased to 3,584 in 2011. History Origins The origins of Oughtibridge date back to the first part of the 12th century when a ford existed in the area over the Don ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewden
Ewden Valley is a valley in the civil parish of Bradfield in the Stocksbridge and Upper Don electoral ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Ewden Village is located between the Moor Hall and Broomhead reservoirs, close to and south of Bolsterstone, within the civil parish of Stocksbridge. Work on the construction of the two reservoirs was started by Sheffield Corporation in 1913. The reservoirs' construction site was served by the now closed Ewden Railway which connected with the Great Central Railway's Woodhead line in Wharncliffe Wood. A timber built village was constructed to house workers working on the Morehall and Broomhead reservoirs. The village was completed in 1929. By 1969 only 15 of over 70 buildings were occupied, and by the 21st century the village was practically abandoned. By 2008 a single worker's cottage remained from the original navvy village. Ewden Beck flows from Broomhead Moor, eastwards, supplying the Broomhead reservoir. Excess outfal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A6102 Road
The A6102 is a 4 digit Great Britain road numbering scheme#A roads, A road in South Yorkshire, England. Route It begins in the Beauchief and Greenhill, Greenhill area of Sheffield, at a junction with the A61 road, A61 (at the Meadowhead Roundabout). The first segment of the road between Greenhill and Darnall is part of the Sheffield Outer Ring Road. The road heads east as ''Bochum Parkway'' from the Meadowhead Roundabout, heading through Graves Park (ward), Norton. The road becomes the ''Norton Avenue'' before entering Gleadless where it becomes ''Ridgeway Road''. The road continues north through Hollinsend, passing the A6135 road, A6135 at Manor, South Yorkshire, Manor Top. The road then comes ''Prince of Wales Road,'' passing St Theresa's Catholic Primary School, St Theresa's School before crossing over the Sheffield Parkway. The road then enters Darnall, before becoming ''Greenland Road''. The road continuous north past Tinsley, South Yorkshire, Tinsley, passing a junctio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stocksbridge And Upper Don
Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward is one of the 28 electoral wards of the borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The population of this ward was 18,541 at the 2011 Census. The main population centres in the ward are Stocksbridge and Oughtibridge; the ward also includes the villages of Deepcar, Wharncliffe Side, Bolsterstone, Midhopestones, Upper Midhope and Ewden Village. Description The population of this ward in 2011 was 18,541 people in 8,099 households. It is located in the northwestern part of the borough of Sheffield, outside the city and covers an area of , a little more than one sixth of the area of the city. Up to the 2010 general election Stocksbridge and Upper Don was one of the wards that made up the Sheffield Hillsborough constituency; at the 2010 election the ward became part of the Stocksbridge and Penistone constituency. Places in Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward Stocksbridge is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Sheffield. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stocksbridge
Stocksbridge is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish, it is encircled to the north and east by the southern edge of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, although since 1974 it lies within the borders of the City of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. The town is approximately from Barnsley and from Sheffield. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies just to the east of the Peak District. The town is located in the steep-sided valley of the Little Don River, below the Underbank Reservoir. It blends into the areas of Deepcar, Bolsterstone and the eastern end of Ewden valley around Ewden village, which are also within the civil parish. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 13,455. Early history Until the early 18th century, what is now Stocksbridge was a deciduously wooded valley, running from Midhopestones at its northwestern extremity to Deepcar at its southeastern end. A river, orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Howe Park
Glen Howe Park is a public recreation area in the village of Wharncliffe Side within the City of Sheffield, England. The park covers an area of 19 acres in the valley of the Tinker Brook, a minor tributary of the River Don. It is home to a variety of fungi, rare plants and animals only found in ancient woodlands. History The valley of the Tinker Brook first became colonised by trees after the last ice age and has remained wooded ever since. The Tinker Brook and Howe Wood were first mentioned on OS maps in 1855. Glen Howe Park was set up in the valley in 1881 through the patronage of a local businessman, Joseph Dixon, and a landowner and stonemason, John Mills. Dixon was the owner of the nearby Spring Grove paper mill at Oughtibridge and was known as a local benefactor who also provided funds towards the school and workers' housing at Wharncliffe Side. Mills had previously purchased the land on which the park now stands for £1,000. In 1881, he built Glen Howe Tower at the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brightholmlee
Brightholmlee is a small rural Hamlet (place), hamlet within the City of Sheffield in England. The hamlet falls within the Stannington Ward of the City. It is 6.2 miles (10 km) north-west of the city centre and west of Wharncliffe Side within Bradfield, South Yorkshire, Bradfield parish. Previously a farming community, it consist of four farmsteads, Manor Farm, Old Hall Farm, High Lea Farm and Lee Farm. It is now almost entirely residential with the last working farm being sold for development in 2013. History The name Brightholmlee originates from the Old English language: ''Bright'' is probably a modern derivation of an Anglo-Saxons, Anglo Saxon personal name, such as Brihtric or Beorhtweald, ''holm'' indicates land surrounded partly by streams, while ''lee'' means a woodland glade. The earliest documented reference to the hamlet were in 1309 and 1314 when Ralph de Brightomlee witnessed deeds at Westmondhalgh and Wigtwizzle. Ralph died in 1335 and his son John inherited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
