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 1817—
20 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.