Wigtwizzle is a
hamlet
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in the
civil parish
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of
Bradfield, in
South Yorkshire
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In N ...
, England. The hamlet is south of
Penistone
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, and north west of Sheffield.
History
In the 15th century, the name of the hamlet was recorded as ''Wigtwisle'', in the 16th century as ''Wigtwizle'', and ''Wiggtwisle'' in the 17th century. The name derives from an
Anglo-Saxon
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owner, Wicga, and means ''Wicga's land at the confluence of two streams'', (Allas Lane Dike, and Lee Lane Dike, both of which flow into
Broomhead Reservoir
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).
Up until the 1960s, it was still recorded as ''Wightwizzle'', but modern mapping uses ''Wigtwizzle'' without the 'H'.
It is thought that both Wigtwizzle and nearby
Brightholmlee
Brightholmlee is a small rural hamlet situated within the City of Sheffield in England. The hamlet falls within the Stannington Ward of the City. It is located 6.2 miles (10 km) north-west of the city centre and west of Wharncliffe Side wi ...
, whilst not directly mentioned in the
Domesday Book
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, are thought to be part of one of the 16 Berewicks of
Hallamshire
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The origin of the name is uncertain. The English Place-Name Society describe "Halla ...
that were mentioned in the book.
The hamlet used to have a large house known as ''Wigtwizzle Hall''. It was believed to have been built in 1610, but was demolished in 1935 and the stone used partly to build the local reservoirs of Broomhead and
More Hall. There used to be a pub in the village known as the ''Sportsman's Arms'' (or ''Sportsman Inn''), after closure it was used by Sheffield City Council as a woodyard and has since been converted into a house.
Wigtwizzle was part of the parish of
Ecclesfield
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in the
wapentake
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of Upper Strafforth.
It is now part of the civil parish of
Bradfield, under which the ten-year censuses are recorded. The land to the west of the hamlet is known as Wightwizzle Common and extended the to
Howden Edge
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, which is the boundary between
Derbyshire
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and Yorkshire. The road to the west of the hamlet was part of the
2017 Tour de Yorkshire under the name ''Côte de Wigtwizzle''.
To the south of the hamlet is
Canyards Hills
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SSSI
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.
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Wigtwizzle on Get OutsideMap of Canyards Hills SSSIMapping from 1950 showing the Sportsman's Inn and the hamlet as ''Wightwizzle''
Villages of the metropolitan borough of Sheffield