Birley Hay is a hamlet in
North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The council is based in the large village of Wingerworth. The district also includes the towns of Dronfield and Clay Cross as well as numerou ...
in the county of
Derbyshire
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in
England
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.
Location
Birley Hay lies just south of the
South Yorkshire
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border, around 5 miles south-east of
Sheffield City Centre
Sheffield City Centre (referred to locally as simply Town) is a district of the Sheffield, City of Sheffield and is covered partly by the City ward, Sheffield, City ward of the City of Sheffield. It includes the area that is within a radius of ...
, and just a mile south of the village of
Ridgeway
History
The hamlet alongside Ridgeway village is estimated to be around 700-800 years old, and would once have been part of
Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest is the remnants of an ancient royal forest, Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, within the East Midlands region in England. It has association with the legend of Robin Hood. The forest was proclaimed by William the Conqueror and ...
.
Birley Hay was associated largely with the sickle smithing trade in the area, with a large grinding wheel existing on
The Moss
The Moss is a brook in North East Derbyshire, England.
When Rother Valley Country Park was built in the 1980s, constructors used water from The Moss to fill the lakes.
Name
The name of the river derives from ''Moss Beck'', which means 'strea ...
.
Today Birley Hay and the nearby hamlet of
Ford, Derbyshire
Ford is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
Location
Ford is just south of the South Yorkshire border, around five miles south-east of Sheffield City Centre, and a mile south of the village of Ridgeway, De ...
are considered to be part of
Ridgeway, Derbyshire
Ridgeway is a village in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire in the English county of Derbyshire.
Location
Ridgeway lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles southeast of Sheffield City Centre. The village is surrounde ...
however this only seems to be the case for the last century, as the hamlets are clearly displayed on survey maps from the late 1800s.
Most of the buildings in the hamlet are Grade-II listed, this includes Birley Hay Farmhouses.
See also
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Listed buildings in Eckington, Derbyshire
Eckington, Derbyshire, Eckington is a civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 82 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for Engla ...
References
External links
Ridgeway Birley Hay history
Hamlets in Derbyshire
Eckington, Derbyshire
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