Suburbs and Estates

It is located north-west of the city centre, near the confluence of the rivers Loxley and Rivelin. Malin Bridge is a tiny district centred around the river Loxley road bridge that connects the B6076...

Manor was named after Sheffield Manor and is located near Manor Park. Manor Castle ward is one of the city’s 28 electoral wards, and it covers the areas of Claywood, Manor, Manor Park, Park...

Meersbrook is a suburban district in the south-west of Sheffield, bounded to the west by Nether Edge, to the south by Norton Lees, to the north by Heeley, and to the east by the...

Middlewood is a northwestern Sheffield neighbourhood. Middlewood was once wholly rural, although it has been partially encroached upon by Sheffield’s expansion since the 1960s. Mark Skelton built Middlewood Hall in 1810, but a farmhouse...

Millhouses is located in the city’s southwest corner, on the northwest side of the river Sheaf. Its roots may be traced back to a small village that built up around the Ecclesall Corn Mill....

Stannington is located on the western outskirts of Sheffield, on a hill between the rivers Rivelin and Loxley. Tablets discovered on the Stannington side of the Rivelin Valley show evidence of Roman presence of...

Tinsley is a north-eastern Sheffield suburb. The Lord of the Manor of Tinsley was obligated by tradition to take a pair of white gloves to the Lord of Tickhill each year at Michaelmas in...

Totley is a Sheffield suburb located in the city’s extreme southwest. Totley’s main industry has historically been agriculture, and some farms still exist today. The brooks that run through the village have been used...

Upperthorpe is a Sheffield suburb located west of the city centre. It is a residential area delimited to the north by Walkley, to the west by Crookes, and to the south by Netherthorpe. The...

Wadsley was once a rural community that was overrun by the growth of Sheffield in the early twentieth century. The name Wadsley is likely to be derived from a personal or mythical name, possibly...