Southey ward—which includes the

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of Fox Hill, New Parson Cross, Southey, Wadsley Bridge, and part of Old Parson Cross—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield,

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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 19,086 people in 8,295 households. It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.

Districts of Southey ward

Southey

Southey () is a former village, now a district and

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in the northeast part of Sheffield. By 1971, J. Edward Vickers noted that "not one vestige of the old Southey remains". Particular landmarks in Southey include Southey Green and Cookson Park. The area had a population of 14,253 in 2011.

Birley Carr

Birley Carr () is a suburb of Sheffield. It lies by Birley Edge, an inland

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. At the northern end of Birley Edge is the Birley Stone. A reference from the 1790s refers to a

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on Birley Edge, which the Stone may be the remains of.Neville T. Sharpe, ''Crosses of the Peak District'' (Landmark Collectors Library, 2002) The small hamlet of Birley Edge includes several listed buildings including

Birley Old Hall Birley Old Hall is a small English country house situated in the Birley Edge area of the City of Sheffield, England. The hall stands in an exposed situation at almost 200 metres above sea level on Edge Lane, some six km NW of the city centre an ...

Fox Hill

Fox Hill or Foxhill, as the name suggests, is a hill rising westward from the

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, north of ''Birley Carr'' and south of

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. It also rises northwards, giving views towards the city centre in the south. The western side is a ridge (Birley Edge) dropping sharply into the Don Valley.Roger Evans Associates (2005) ''Foxhill Masterplan and Development Brief

/ref> It is a residential area with a mix of private and council housing (much from the 1960s) with some green spaces currently (2009) undergoing some redevelopment, particularly on the western side. There is a small row of shops opposite The Fox public house on Fox Hill Road. It is served by the number 32,32a,135,m92 and 86 buses.National Rail
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Parson Cross

Parson Cross is a residential area east of the A61, opposite Fox Hill and south of Grenoside. Most of it is in the Firth Park (ward), Firth Park ward.

New Parson Cross

New Parson Cross is an estate in the north-east of Parson Cross, built after the

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, and thus distinct from the pre-war "Old" Parson Cross estates. As of 2009 was undergoing re-development. It contains

St Paul's Church, Wordsworth Avenue St Paul's Church is situated within the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, in the suburb of Parson Cross on Wordsworth Avenue. St Paul's is a modern looking post war church which has been designated as a Grade II* listed building. His ...

, designed by architect

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.Roger Evans Associates (2005) ''New Parson Cross Masterplan and Development Brief'

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Wadsley Bridge

Wadsley bridge () is a former Hamlet (place), hamlet, now a district of Sheffield. It lies to the west of Southey around what used to be a ford across the River Don.

References

External links

People, Places and Spaces in Parson Cross and FoxhillThe View - a Play about Parson Cross
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