Beighton ()—which includes the

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of Beighton, Hackenthorpe, Owlthorpe, and Sothall—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 ...

, England. It is located in the eastern part of the city, on the border with

Rotherham Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...

and covers an area of 5.7 km². The population of this ward in 2011 was 17,939 people in 7,538 households. Before 1967, the districts of this ward formed part of

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. In that year an extension of the then

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of Sheffield took in the area, which was consequently transferred to the

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. In 1974 the area became part of the City of Sheffield, in the metropolitan and

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Districts of Beighton ward

Beighton

Beighton () is now a

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after much expansion from a village in the last 100 years. The village was mentioned three times in the

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of 1086 as ''Bectun''''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.1313—the name meaning a farmstead beside a stream (or

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). Some remnants of the old village have survived including the church of Saint Mary the Virgin, which was built in the 12th century. The population in 1931 was 5,553. Being primarily a

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area, many of the houses erected in the first part of the 20th century were by the

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. Later expansion in the last 30 years has been in private housing. The

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is just outside the eastern edge of the village and is a local centre for

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. A number of artificial lakes have been created for this purpose.

Beighton railway station Beighton railway station is a former railway station near the village of Beighton on the border between Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, England. Three stations Beighton station existed on three sites at different times: * the first station, ...

was on the

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. The parish church St. Mary the Virgin was restored in 1868 and a clock was erected in the tower in 1921 as a memorial to parishioners who gave their lives in the

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. Beighton Miners Welfare F.C. and Beighton Recreation F.C. both represented the area in the

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Sothall

Sothall also includes the Meadowgate estate. It should not be confused with

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. Brook House Junior School is the main junior

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in Sothall, with 304 pupils. It serves from Year 3 to Year 6 (7-11 year olds). Beighton Nursery Infant School is the main nursery and the main infant school in the area. The nursery section serves 0-4 year olds and the infant school serves Reception to Year 2 (4-7 year olds).

Owlthorpe

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is a mainly residential area with the areas of Hackenthorpe, Birley and Waterthorpe. Sheffield Supertram circulates around the estate and can be easily accessed depending on your location at three tram stops: Birley Moor Road, Hackenthorpe or Donetsk Way. It was mostly rural until the late 1980s when major development was planned and followed through for the area.

Hackenthorpe

Hackenthorpe Hackenthorpe is a village 5 miles south east of Sheffield’s city centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to much expansion, the village became a part of Sheffield city during the 1950s. During much of the late 19th and 20t ...

is a village 5 miles south east of Sheffield's city centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to much expansion, the village became a part of Sheffield city during the 1950s. During much of the late 19th and 20th centuries the village was noted for its steelmaking, with the

Thomas Staniforth & Co Thomas Staniforth & Co. was a sickle, scythe and tool smiths based in Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, England. The company was founded by Thomas Staniforth in 1743 and operated out of workshops located on Main Street, Hackenthorpe until it was closed dur ...

sickle works being based at Main Street. Another prominent feature of the village is the 17th century Hackenthorpe Hall, built by John Newbould for the Hounsfield family, with

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being a prominent land owner. The building is today used as a nursery. Hackenthope was once a part of Derbyshire in the parish of Beighton but is now part of South Yorkshire.

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