Burngreave

Coordinates: 53°23′28″N 1°27′11″W / 53.391°N 1.453°W / 53.391; -1.453

Burngreave is an inner city district of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England lying north of the city centre. It started to develop in the second half of the 19th century. Prior to this, this area was mostly covered by Burnt Greave wood. Most of the area of the wood is now covered by Burngreave Cemetery. Grimesthorpe Lane, which runs through Burngreave, is a very old road that follows the course of the Roman Rig, a man-made defensive ridge—probably built by the Celtic Brigantes tribe—that used to run from near the Wicker to Mexborough.

History

Celtic tribes, Romans and Vikings

Although there is not much physical evidence of early settlement in Burngreave, we do know that an Iron Age fort was discovered in Roe Woods. The people who built this may have been from a Celtic tribe, the Brigantes, who were based near Huddersfield. In the early 20th century you could still see the circular banks of the fort they had built. In 1922, however, it was destroyed to build a sports ground (now owned by Sheffield United FC). It has been suggested that this fort may have been linked to the nearby hill fort at Wincobank, possibly as outer defences against other tribes.

Burngreave (ward)

Coordinates: 53°23′28″N 1°27′29″W / 53.391°N 1.458°W / 53.391; -1.458

Burngreave ward—which includes the districts of Burngreave, Fir Vale, Grimesthorpe, Pitsmoor, and Shirecliffe—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northern part of the city and covers an area of 7.3 km². The population of this ward in 2011 was 27,481 people in 9,906 households. It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Central constituency. Most of the ward is served by a free community newspaper, the Burngreave Messenger.

Districts of Burngreave ward

Burngreave

Burngreave (grid reference SK363884) is a suburb of Sheffield that started to develop in the second half of the 19th century.

Fir Vale

Fir Vale (grid reference SK364903) is a suburb of Sheffield. It lies north west of Firshill, and the area in between was historically known as Pitsmoor Firs.

Grimesthorpe

Grimesthorpe grid reference SK371901 is a suburb in north east Sheffield, lying west of Brightside and north east of Pitsmoor.