- Hillsborough, South Yorkshire
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.413829
longitude= -1.500492
official_name= Hillsborough
population = 7,255 [ [http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/EasySite/lib/serveDocument.asp?doc=87205&pgid=102303 Sheffield City Council - Handsworth] . Sheffield City Council's neighbourhood profile excludes some areas often considered part of Hillsborough, such as Wadsley and Wisewood, and includes only parts of Malin Bridge and Owlerton.]
metropolitan_borough=Sheffield
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
metropolitan_county =South Yorkshire
post_town= SHEFFIELD
postcode_district = S6
postcode_area= S
dial_code= 0114
os_grid_reference= SK325904
constituency_westminster= Sheffield HillsboroughHillsborough (gbmapping|SK332896) is a suburb in north west Sheffield. The centre of the district is popularly thought to be "Hillsborough Corner" where Langsett Road, Middlewood Road, Holme Lane and Bradfield Road all meet.
History
The name of the suburb comes from
Hillsborough House built and named in 1779 in tribute to the Earl of Hillsborough who lived inHillsborough, County Down . Approximately 42 people were killed in the immediate Hillsborough area in theGreat Sheffield Flood of 1864 and there was much devastation. The area only started to be built up as the district recovered from the flood with the success of the steel and engineering industry in Sheffield creating a demand for suburban housing. In 1889 Hillsborough was described inKelly's Directory as “a large and increasing suburb of Sheffield”. In 1901 the Hillsborough area was incorporated within the City of Sheffield. The arrival of theelectric tram in 1903 was a big boost to the development of the suburb, it initially ran as far as the top of Parkside Road before extending to Middlewood in 1913. House building continued until around 1909 when most of present day Hillsborough’s road infrastructure had been created."The Complete Hillsborough By Her People", Edited by Mick Drewry, ISBN 1901 58747 9 : Gives historical information.]Present day
Hillsborough lies on the
Sheffield Supertram 's blue and yellow routes, and is home to a number of industries.Liquorice Allsorts are manufactured byBassetts in Hillsborough. The district is also a shopping area, centred on Hillsborough Corner, which includes aWetherspoons pub, a Subway sandwich shop and many well-know shopping chains including Woolworths, Boots,Superdrug andWilkinsons , but also has a lot of independent shops, some for household goods and clothes, and (due to its large residential population) amenities such asbutchers ,green grocers andoff-licences , in addition to a wide range of restaurants, cafés, pubs and bars.Landmarks in the district include the
Hillsborough Barracks , Hillsborough House which is now the Hillsborough branch library,Hillsborough Arena inHillsborough Park ,Owlerton Stadium andRegent Court flats. Hillsborough is also the home and name of theSheffield Wednesday FC stadium.Hillsborough baths (properly known as the Walkley and Hillsborough District Baths) on Langsett Road were built in 1926 by the Sheffield City architect F.E.P. Edwards. It has a
Neo-baroque stone dressedfaçade with some circular windows. The building remained a swimming bath until 1991 when it was replaced by the Hillsborough Leisure Centre for swimming activities in the area. It then became the “Deep End” bar and live music venue before becoming the Rawson Springpublic house in July 2007. Other pubs in the central area of Hillsborough have more history, The Shakey (formerly The Shakespeare), The Old Blue Ball and The Freemasons all pre-date the 1864 flood in which they were all badly damaged.Hillsborough has two main churches, the red bricked Sacred Heart is situated on Forbes Road and is a conspicuous landmark whileHillsborough Trinity Methodist Church is on Middlewood Road across from Hillsborough Park. There are three smaller churches in the district, the Wadsley United Reform Church, formerly known as the Hillsborough Congregational Church on Carlton Road dates from 1910. The HillsboroughBaptist Church is on Taplin Road, it originally opened in 1893 although it was rebuilt in 1914 by Chapman and Jenkinson. The Hillsborough Tabernacle in Proctor Place was opened in 1907 after atin tabernacle had stood on the site since 1899. It was completely destroyed in theSheffield Blitz attacks of 12th December 1940 and was not rebuilt until 1955, re-opening on 7th May. These five are the only remaining churches of the many in Hillsborough at the start of the 20th century."Pevsner Architectural Guides (Sheffield)", Ruth Harman & John Minnis, ISBN 0 300 10585 1 : Gives architectural information.]Opened in 1994,
Sheffield Supertram 's north-western termini (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 nearHillsborough Barracks .High Frequency buses to/via City Centre -
First South Yorkshire - 13/14 (Turquoise Line), 20/20A (Lime Line), 11/12 (Pink 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.References
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