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
The City of Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Sheffield, the town of Stocksbridge and larger village of Chapeltown and part of the Peak Di ...
,
England
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. It is located in the northern part of the city and covers an area of . 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, Brightside and Hillsborough
Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Gill Furniss, a member of the Labour Party.
History
Following its review of parliamentary representation in South Yorkshire ...
constituency. Most of the ward is served by a free community newspaper, the ''Burngreave Messenger''.
Districts
Burngreave
Burngreave () is a suburb of Sheffield that started to develop in the second half of the 19th century.
Fir Vale
Fir Vale () is a suburb of
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...
. It lies north west of Firshill, and the area in between was historically known as
Pitsmoor Firs. On 12 June 2020 66 confirmed deaths caused by the
coronavirus were reported in the Crabtree and Fir Vale district in the three months up to May 2020. The
Office for National Statistics
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said this was the highest number of coronavirus deaths of any area of England and Wales. This is nearly twice the number of deaths per 100,000 population of the next highest area, Church End in the London borough of Brent. A care home, where staff said they were told not to wear face masks is under investigation by the
Health and Safety Executive.
Crabtree Ponds nature reserve
Crabtree Ponds is a
Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham
Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering Sheffield and Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It has 15 reserves with its base in Sheffield.
Reserves
The trust manages fifteen reserves:
: Agden Bog
: Blacka Moor
: Carbr ...
nature reserve at Fir Vale. It was originally an ornamental pond for Crabtree Lodge, built in the 19th Century. Fish such as rudd, roach, perch, crucian carp, sticklebacks and eels can be found at the site. Amphibians at the reserve are smooth and palmate newt, frogs and toads. Pipistrelle, Daubenton's and Leisler's bats have been seen feeding at the ponds. The surrounding woodland is dominated by sycamore, poplar and ash. Blue tits, great tits, treecreepers, woodpeckers, and wrens also breed at the nature reserve.
Grimesthorpe
![Grimesthorpe Pump](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Grimesthorpe_Pump.jpg)
Grimesthorpe is a suburb in north east Sheffield, lying west of
Brightside and north east of
Pitsmoor.
The settlement originated in the Dark Ages as a farmstead, passing from Grimshaw to Ulfae, the De Buslis, the De Lovetots and then the Dukes of Norfolk.
[J. Edward Vickers, ''The Ancient Suburbs of Sheffield'', pp.14–15 (1971)] A guide of 1840 describes the appearance of the village as "exceedingly striking, and partakes in some degree of the grotesque", with it main feature being the Grimesthorpe Grinding Wheel Company. The hills around the village had already been extensively quarried.
Grimesthorpe lies below
Wincobank
Shiregreen and Brightside ward—which includes the districts of Brightside, Shiregreen, and Wincobank—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 ...
hill, and in the nineteenth century was surrounded by woods, which were popular places for walking. Between 1838 and January 1843 the area was served by
Grimesthorpe Bridge railway station
Grimesthorpe Bridge railway station was a minor railway station in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The station served the communities of Grimesthorpe and was situated on the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, lying between Wicker and Brigh ...
on the
Sheffield and Rotherham Railway
The Sheffield and Rotherham Railway was a railway line in England, between the named places. The North Midland Railway was being promoted but its route was planned to go through Rotherham and by-pass Sheffield, so the S&RR was built as a connecti ...
. The area became somewhat run down in the twentieth century. A nineteenth century village pump survives in the suburb.
Osgathorpe
Osgathorpe is a small suburb of Sheffield, lying between Shirecliffe and Firvale. It was probably founded by Norse settlers, and was for many years a hamlet largely owned by the Wake family, who were based in the now-demolished Osgathorpe Cottage. The area was largely covered by housing in the nineteenth century. Osgathorpe Park lies in the area.
Pitsmoor
Pitsmoor () is a former village, now a suburb of Sheffield.
Shirecliffe
Shirecliffe () is a suburb of Sheffield, lying west of Grimesthorpe. Its name comes from "scir-cliffe", a bright, steep hillside. In the mediaeval period, the area was owned by the De Mounteney family, who had a seat at Shirecliffe Hall, demolished in the early nineteenth century. In 1676, the hall was home to a
congregationalist church, founded by the curates of James Fisher, who had been ejected as Vicar of Sheffield.
Demographics
This district of Sheffield is home to a large percentage of
Sheffield
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's ethnic minority population as these statistics from the 2001 census show:
*
White: 58.5%
*(White British: 55.8%)
*
Black British: 12.3%
*(Black Caribbean: 6.3%)
*(Black African: 5.2%)
*
British Asian
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: 22.9%
*(Indian: 0.8%)
*(Pakistani: 18.8%)
*(Bangladeshi: 0.6%)
*
British Chinese
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& other: 1.6%
*(Chinese: 0.2%)
*
Multiracial: 4.7%
According to the 2011 census:
*White: 42.5%
*(White British: 38.1%)
*Black British: 14.0%
*(Black African: 7.9%)
*(Black Caribbean: 3.6%)
*Asian British: 28.3%
*(Indian: 1.7%)
*(Pakistani: 22.8%)
*(Bangladeshi: 0.6%)
*(Chinese: 0.5%)
*Mixed: 4.7%
*Other: 10.4%
*(Arab: 7.8%)
The most common countries of birth, other than the UK, were Pakistan-2,507 (9.1%), Somalia-880 (3.2%) and Jamaica-411 (1.5%)
''Burngreave Messenger''
![Burngreave Messenger header](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Burngreave_Messenger_header.jpg)
The ''Burngreave Messenger'' is a community newspaper based in Burngreave.
It is published eight times a year and is distributed free to all households and businesses in the area. Its print run is 9,400.
The ''Messenger'' has no single editor, but is edited by a team of paid staff and volunteers from the community. The first edition was published in July 1999, and it celebrated its fiftieth issue in April 2005. The cover of that issue is pictured ''(right)''.
The ''Messenger'' is funded by a combination of paid-for adverts, grant funding, and a small amount of donations and sponsorship. Its main funders have been Burngreave New Deal for Communities (a ten-year regeneration programme funded by the government) and the
Tudor Trust
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* House of Tudor, English royal house of Welsh origins
** Tudor period, a historical era in England coinciding with the rule of the Tudor dynasty
Tudor may also refer to:
Architecture
* Tudor architecture, the fi ...
Charitable Trust, as well as from the
Community Media Association
The Community Media Association (CMA) is the UK membership association for community broadcasting. Founded in 1983 as the Community Radio Association, the name of the organisation was changed in 1997 to the Community Media Association (CMA) to re ...
,
Yorkshire Forward
Yorkshire Forward was the regional development agency (RDA) for the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom. It supported the development of business in the region by encouraging public and private investment in education, skills, ...
and the
National Lottery.
References
External links
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