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 km&
2. 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.
() 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.
() 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 . It is not the same district as Wadsley Bridge, which is in Owlerton.
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.
() 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.
() 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
Owl s). Hillsborough Stadium was the site of the
1989 Hillsborough Disaster .
