Graves Park ward—which includes the

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of Norton, Norton Lees, Norton Woodseats, and Woodseats—is one of the 28 electoral wards in

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. It is located in the southern part of the city and covers an area of 5.8 km². The population of this ward in 2011 was 16,705 people in 7,464 households. It is one of the five wards that form the Sheffield Heeley parliamentary constituency in the

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. The districts of this ward were in the historic county of

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, but they have now been absorbed into the

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of Sheffield, thus placing them in the

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Parks and recreation

The ward is named for

Graves Park Graves Park is a large parkland area in the South of Sheffield, between the districts of Norton, Woodseats Woodseats is a district of Sheffield, South Yorkshire in the Graves Park ward. Historically, Norton Woodseats () was a village that ...

—a large park between Woodseats and Norton. This 248 acre (1 km²) park is the largest in Sheffield, and was presented to the city by J.G.Graves in 1925.

Districts of Graves Park ward

Woodseats/Norton Woodseats

Historically, Norton Woodseats () was a village that straddled Derbyshire Lane running from Four Lane Ends to Bolehill (now part of Graves Park). The name ''Woodseats'' comes from the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

''Wodesettes'', which means a 'fold in a wood'. Woodseats itself was little more than a cluster of cottages around a road called 'The Dale' close to the intersection of Woodseats Road and Chesterfield Road (A61).

Norton

Norton () is a village, now a district of Sheffield. There has been a settlement here since, at least,

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times. St James' Church dates from before 1172. The grave of the sculptor

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(7 April 1782 – 25 November 1841)—who was born in the village—can be seen just outside the church. Other significant buildings in the area include

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and Oakes Park.

Norton Lees

Norton Lees () is a residential suburb located to the east of Woodseats.

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* Wards of Sheffield {{SouthYorkshire-geo-stub