| Birley Hay | |
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 Birley Hay | |
  Birley Hay Location within Derbyshire | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode district | S12 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Birley Hay is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
Birley Hay lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles south-east of Sheffield City Centre, and just a mile south of the village of Ridgeway
The hamlet alongside Ridgeway village is estimated to be around 700-800 years old, and would once have been part of Sherwood Forest.
Birley Hay was associated largely with the sickle smithing trade in the area, with a large grinding wheel existing on The Moss. [1]
Today Birley Hay and the nearby hamlet of Ford, Derbyshire are considered to be part of Ridgeway, Derbyshire 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. [2]
The Moss is a brook in North East Derbyshire, England.
A ridgeway (road) is a road or path that follows a ridge, or the highest part of the landscape.
Eckington is a town and civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Chesterfield and 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Sheffield, on the border with South Yorkshire. It lies on the B6052 and B6056 roads close to the A6135 for Sheffield and Junction 30 of the M1. It had a 2001 population of 11,152, increasing to 11,855 at the 2011 Census.
Gleadless is a suburb and parish within the City of Sheffield, it lies five km south east of the city centre. It is bordered by the adjoining suburbs of Gleadless Valley to the west, Frecheville to the east and Intake to the north. The land to the south is the rural area of North East Derbyshire district which is outside the city boundary. Gleadless was formerly a country hamlet, then village before becoming part of the expanding city of Sheffield in 1921. The word Gleadless comes from the Old English language and means either "forest clearings haunted by a kite" or "bright clearing".
Hackenthorpe is a village 5 miles south east of Sheffield’s city centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to much expansion, the village became a part of Sheffield city during the 1950s. During much of the late 19th and 20th centuries the village was noted for its steelmaking, with the Thomas Staniforth & Co Sickle works being based at Main Street. Another prominent feature of the village is the 17th century Hackenthorpe Hall, built by John Newbould for the Hounsfield family, with James Hounsfield being a prominent land owner. The building is today used as a nursery.
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Ridgeway is a village in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire in the English county of Derbyshire.
Troway is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire, England. Population details are included in the civil parish of Eckington. Troway is located in the Moss Valley, on both banks of the Troway Brook and its tributary the Vale Brook. The Troway Brook flows into The Moss near the hamlets of Birley Hay and Ford. In 2007, some major damage to houses in Troway was caused after the Troway Brook burst its banks.
Beighton is a village 6 miles south-east of Sheffield's city centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to much expansion, the village became a part of Sheffield city in 1967, and was transferred from Derbyshire to the newly created South Yorkshire, England. During much of the late 17th to 19th centuries the village was noted for its edge tool manufacturing, with Thomas Staniforth & Co Sickle works being based at nearby Hackenthorpe.
Mosborough is a village in the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of Derbyshire, the village was named after The Moss river which flows through the village. During the late 19th century and 20th century, the village was noted for its steelmaking, with Hutton & Co. Sickle works being based at nearby Ridgeway. The village expanded due to developments in nearby Owlthorpe, Westfields and Waterthorpe. Mosborough, which was a township at the time, was transferred from Derbyshire to the West Riding of Yorkshire as part of Sheffield.
Ford is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
St John the Evangelist Church is a grade II listed Church of England church situated at Ridgeway, within the parish of Eckington, Derbyshire, England.
West Handley is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
Middle Handley is a village in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
Plumbley is a hamlet in the City of Sheffield borough, within the county of South Yorkshire in England.
Normanton Spring, also called Normanton Springs, is a suburb and former hamlet located 4 miles east of Sheffield's City Centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to expansion during the 1960s, the hamlet became a part of Sheffield City.
Nether Handley is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
Litfield Farm is a farm in Ridgeway, Derbyshire. The farm was once regarded as being located in a hamlet east of Ridgeway known as Litfield, but is now part of the larger settlement. The farmhouse is a 17th-century Grade II listed building.
Eckington Cemetery is a cemetery in Eckington, Derbyshire, England. The cemetery serves Eckington itself, as well as nearby villages such as Renishaw, Ridgeway, Spinkhill, Troway and Marsh Lane, Derbyshire. The cemetery features a number of Commonwealth War Graves.
Eckington is a civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 82 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the town of Eckington, the villages of Renishaw, Ridgeway, and Spinkhill, the hamlet of Birley Hay, and the surrounding countryside. The major building in the parish is the country house, Renishaw Hall, which is listed, together with associated structures and items in its grounds. Most of the other listed buildings are houses, cottages and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings. The rest of the listed buildings include churches, chapels and associated items, a former Sunday school, a former toll house, a public house, a war memorial and two bridges.
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