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Upper Midhope (archaic ''Over Midhope'') is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bradfield within the
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 Ou ...
electoral ward in the borough of the
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,
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. It lies just on the edge of the
Peak District The Peak District is an Highland, upland area in central-northern England, at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It is subdivi ...
national park. Historically the habitation, together with Nether Midhope (Midhopestones), were collectively known as Midhope.


Geography and history

Upper Midhope, formerly 'Over Midhope', is a hamlet in northwest of civil parish of Bradfield, close to the village of
Langsett Langsett is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the edge of the Peak District National Park. At the 2001 census it had a population of 161, increasing to 222 at the 2011 Cens ...
, located at a local high point between Langsett Reservoir and Midhope Reservoir. Together with the village of
Midhopestones Midhopestones (archaic ''Nether Midhope'', also ''Middup'', or ''Middop'') is a village partially in the civil parish of Bradfield within the Stocksbridge and Upper Don electoral ward in the borough of the City of Sheffield, England. Together ...
(formerly ''Nether Midhope''), the village forms the settlement referred to as Midhope (archaic ''Middop'' or ''Middup''). The Conservation Area Appraisal states that the hamlet dates to at least the medieval period, with records dating back to 1227 and archaeological evidence that goes back further. The hamlet was a traditional rural settlement; its relatively high location led to sheep farming as the main economic activity, bee keeping was also practised. At the end of the 19th century land around Upper Midhope was acquired by Sheffield Corporation for the construction of reservoirs. A number of dwellings were lost during the construction of the Langsett Reservoir, as well as the original connecting road to
Langsett Langsett is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the edge of the Peak District National Park. At the 2001 census it had a population of 161, increasing to 222 at the 2011 Cens ...
. During the 20th century the hamlet became increasingly used as a residential village; as of 2009 most of the hamlet is now residential, including the use of former barns converted to dwellings. The hamlet was made a conservation area in 1977. There are a number of historic buildings, including four listed structures dating from the 17th or 18th century: Town Head Cottages, and three buildings with
cruck A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which support the roof of a building, historically used in England and Wales. This type of timber framing consists of long, generally naturally curved, timber members that lean inwards and ...
frame constructions: Well Bank Farm, Manor Farmhouse, and a set of buildings at Well Bank Farmhouse/Sycamore Cottage.


See also

* Listed buildings in Midhopestones


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{{authority control Villages of the metropolitan borough of Sheffield Villages in South Yorkshire Towns and villages of the Peak District