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.
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.
Mosborough is an electoral ward of the City of Sheffield, England, in the eastern part of the city, on the border with North East Derbyshire District. The population in 2011 was 17,097. It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield South East constituency.
Shire Brook is a small stream in the south eastern part of the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It rises in the suburb of Gleadless Townend and flows in a general easterly direction for 4 miles (6.5 km) to its confluence with the River Rother between Beighton and Woodhouse Mill. In the past the brook has been both the border of Yorkshire and Derbyshire and between the sees of Canterbury and York. The course of the stream has been influenced by human intervention in the 20th century with the brook being diverted underground and flowing through culverts on three occasions as it traverses locations which were formerly landfill sites and extensive railway sidings.
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 6½ 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.
Thomas Staniforth & Co. was a sickle, scythe and tool smiths based in Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, England. The company was founded by Thomas Staniforth in 1743 and operated out of workshops located on Main Street, Hackenthorpe until it was closed during the 1980s and its assets incorporated into Spear & Jackson. The company was known for its Severquick brand of gardening tools.
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.
Birley Hay is a hamlet 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.
Brampton is a civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England, with a population of 1,201 in 2011. Lying 130 miles (210 km) north west of London, 20 miles (32 km) north of Derby, and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the market town of Chesterfield, Brampton encompasses part of the Peak District national park to the west, and shares a border with the Borough of Chesterfield, Barlow, Baslow and Bubnell, Beeley, and Holymoorside and Walton. The parish contains a number of settlements including the village it was named after, but does not include the nearby built-up suburb of Brampton which is now within the Chesterfield unparished area.
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.
