Hillsborough (ward)

UKWard
name=Hillsborough


district=Sheffield
constituency=Sheffield Hillsborough
county=South Yorkshire
region=Yorkshire and the Humber
population=18,500
councillors=Janet Bragg (Labour Party) Joe Taylor (Liberal Democrat) Steve Ayris (Liberal Democrat)

Hillsborough is an electoral ward which includes the districts of Malin Bridge, Owlerton, Wadsley and Wisewood. It is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northwestern part of the city and covers an area of 4.6 km². The population of this ward in 2001 was 18,500 people in 7,700 households.

Sheffield Hillsborough is the name of the UK parliament constituency which includes Hillsborough ward - although this constituency will soon be replaced by a new "Sheffield and Brightside" constituency.

Districts of Hillsborough ward

Hillsborough

Hillsborough (gbmapping|SK325904) 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 and Hillsborough Arena in Hillsborough Park and the Regent Court flats.

Opened in 1994, Sheffield Supertram's northern terminuses (Malin Bridge and Middlewood) are in or near Hillsborough, and in the centre of Hillsborough lies the Hillsborough Interchange which is a local hub for buses and trams near Hillsborough Barracks.

High Frequency Busses to/via City Centre - First South Yorkshire - 13/14 (Turquoise Line), 20/20A (Lime Line), 81/82 (Purple Route). Stagecoach Sheffield - 25.

Hillsborough is a large suburb, and because of its prominence (particularly its large shopping area), and the presence of "Hillsborough" stadium in Owlerton, even local people tend to extend its boundaries beyond the strict definitions (if there are any below ward level) usually counting Owlerton as part of Hillsborough, and often Malin Bridge, Wadsley and Middlewood too.

Wadsley

. It is not the same district as Wadsley Bridge, which is near Owlerton.

Wisewood

Wisewood is the area at the top of the hill between the Rivers Don and Loxley. It is mostly 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 (gbmapping|SK327895) is in the northwest of Sheffield at the confluence of the rivers Loxley and Rivelin, just above the confluence with the River Don at Owlerton.

Malin Bridge was devastated by the Great Sheffield flood, which happened in 1864 when the Dale Dyke Dam collapsed while it was filling for the first time. The flood swept down the River Loxley, past Malin Bridge and Hillsborough corner, into the River Don and on into Sheffield and on to Rotherham. 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 (gbmapping|SK338904) 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 alders'. 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. Owlerton is also the location of the Hillsborough Stadium (not actually in Hillsborough on the strictest definition) where Sheffield Wednesday play their matches, and is the source of the team's nickname (the Owls), even though Owlerton is not pronounced to rhyme with Owl. Hillsborough Stadium was the site of the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster.