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Hillsborough, South Yorkshire

) is a suburb in northwest Sheffield. It lies at the point where the River Loxley and the River Rivelin flow into the River Don.

Hillsborough lies on the Sheffield Supertram route, and is home to a number of industries. Liquorice Allsorts are manufactured by Bassetts in Hillsborough. The district is also a shopping area, centred on Hillsborough Corner.

Landmarks in the district include the Hillsborough Barracks, Hillsborough House in Hillsborough Park and the Regents Court flats.

Hillsborough Tram Stop is on the Yellow Line of the Sheffield Supertram.


Wadsley

Wadsley () is a village—now a district of Sheffield—that dates from Saxon times. Its name comes from the Old English Wadde's Leah, which means 'Wadde's forest clearing'. Wadsley hall is the former residence of the lords of this manor. It was much altered in 1722 by George Bamforth, and it was the birthplace of Sir John Fowler (15 July 181720 November 1898) designer of the Forth Rail Bridge.

Wisewood

Wisewood is the area at the top of the hill between the Rivers Don and Loxley. It is mostly comprised of the Sutton Estate built by the William Sutton Housing Trust, and the Wisewood Estate. The Wisewood Estate was known locally as the Button Estate (in contrast to Sutton). When originally built in the 1930s many of the occupants worked in uniformed occupations, such as policemen and tram conductors, and the uniforms were noted for their buttons.

Malin Bridge

Malin Bridge () is in the northwest of Sheffield at the confluence of the rivers Loxley and Rivelin.

Malin Bridge was devastated by the Great Sheffield flood, which happened after the Dale Dyke Dam collapsed shortly before its completion in 1864. In the space of around twenty minutes, nearly 100 people lost their lives as the floodwaters and its payload swept much of the buildings and their occupants away.

Owlerton

Owlerton () is a former hamlet now a district of Sheffield to the east of Hillsborough. The name derives from Alor-tun, which means a 'farmstead of the elders'. In the 18th century people came here in great numbers to take water from a holy well that had been discovered here. Owlerton Stadium is used for greyhound racing and speedway. It is also the location of the Hillsborough Stadium where Sheffield Wednesday play their matches, and from which the team's nickname (the Owls) derives. It was also site of the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989.



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