Ecclesall Road is a road in

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, England, that runs for about south-west from Sheffield's city centre under the number A625. At

Banner Cross Nether Edge and Sharrow Ward , which includes the districts of Brincliffe, Nether Edge, Sharrow, and part of Highfield, is one of the 28 electoral wards in the City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southern part of the city and cove ...

, where the

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s reach 1001, the road name changes to Ecclesall Road South and numbering restarts. Ecclesall Road, as a named road, finishes at Whirlow, although the course of the road continues as Hathersage Road.

Overview

From the city centre to Banner Cross, the road is home to many

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and a significant amount of student accommodation. In the suburb of

Ecclesall Ecclesall Ward—which includes the neighbourhoods of Banner Cross, Bents Green, Carterknowle, Ecclesall, Greystones, Millhouses, and Ringinglow—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southweste ...

, one of the UK's wealthiest districts, the road is bordered by rather large properties. Ecclesall Road is itself noted for its vast range of restaurants, pubs, bars cafes and shops, including many one-off boutiques. The Ecclesall Road shopping area is mostly on the South side of the road, and also includes Hunters Bar and Sharrow Vale Road. As the road nears the

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, there is a Marks and Spencers food store, a number of large multi-storey apartment developments and a

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. The north side of the road is residential, containing the Hannover Flats and the districts of Broomhall,

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and

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. Sunnybank Nature Reserve, established in 1985 and managed by the

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, is located at the city centre end of the road. The

Sheffield Botanical Gardens The Sheffield Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens situated off Ecclesall Road in Sheffield, England, with 5,000 species of plants in 19 acres (77,000 m2) of land. The gardens were designed by Robert Marnock and first opened in 1836 ...

are close to Ecclesall Road, opposite the Berkley Precinct shopping centre. It has a large student population, mostly from

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, who have a campus on nearby Collegiate Crescent, although there are some flats owned by the

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. The road also runs past

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and close to Ecclesall Woods.

History

Ecclesall Road was constructed in the early part of the 19th century, and was operated as a

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road by the ''Sheffield and

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Trust''—the first toll being paid at

Hunter's Bar Hunter's Bar is a roundabout and former toll bar on Ecclesall Road in south-west Sheffield, England; the toll bar was active until the late 19th century. The name also attaches to the area surrounding Hunter's Bar roundabout at the intersection ...

. The tolls were abolished on 31 October 1884 and the toll house at Hunter's Bar was demolished, although the gate posts were preserved and are now situated in the centre of Hunters Bar roundabout. In the early part of the 20th century the road was used by one of the city's tramway lines, terminating at the top of Woodholm Road. This was one of the first tram routes to close, being abandoned in March 1954 despite a petition against its closure of 11,000 signatures. The starting point of Ecclesall Road was originally the junction of London Road and Cemetery Road running past

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, but the road was truncated at Moore Street when Sheffield's Inner Ring was constructed in the 1960s. The Grade-II Listed war memorial was erected in 1920, and made from

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. It is located alongside Ecclesall Road South, near Ecclesall Parish Church.

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