Birley Hay is a hamlet in
North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It borders the districts of Chesterfield, Bolsover, Amber Valley and Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, and Sheffield and Rotherham in South Yorkshire. The population ...
in the county of
Derbyshire
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in
England
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.
Location
Birley Hay lies just south of the
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
In N ...
border, around 5 miles south-east of
Sheffield City Centre
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, and just a mile south of the village of
Ridgeway
History
The hamlet alongside Ridgeway village is estimated to be around 700-800 years old, and would once have been part of
Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest is a royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, famous because of its historic association with the legend of Robin Hood.
The area has been wooded since the end of the Last Glacial Period (as attested by pollen sampling cores ...
.
Birley Hay was associated largely with the sickle smithing trade in the area, with a large grinding wheel existing on
The Moss
The Moss is a brook in North East Derbyshire, England.
When Rother Valley Country Park was built in the 1980s, constructors used water from The Moss to fill the lakes.
Name
The name of the river derives from ''Moss Beck'', which means 'stream ...
.
Today Birley Hay and the nearby hamlet of
Ford, Derbyshire
Ford is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
Location
Ford lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles south-east of Sheffield City Centre, and just a mile south of the village of Ridgeway
...
are considered to be part of
Ridgeway, Derbyshire
Ridgeway is a village in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
Location
Ridgeway lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles southeast of Sheffield City Centre. The village is surrounded by a number of h ...
however this only seems to be the case for the last century, as the hamlets are clearly displayed on survey maps from the late 1800s.
Most of the buildings in the hamlet are Grade-II listed, this includes Birley Hay Farmhouses.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Eckington, Derbyshire
Eckington, Derbyshire, Eckington is a civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 81 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for Engla ...
References
External links
Ridgeway Birley Hay history
Hamlets in Derbyshire
Eckington, Derbyshire
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