Upper Midhope (archaic ''Over Midhope'') is a village in the civil parish of Bradfield within the

Stocksbridge and Upper Don Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward is one of the 28 electoral wards of the borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The population of this ward was 18,541 at the 2011 Census. The main population centres in the ward are Stocksbridge and Ou ...

electoral ward in the borough of the

City of Sheffield The City of Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Sheffield, the town of Stocksbridge and larger village of Chapeltown and part of the Peak Di ...

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. It lies just on the edge of the

Peak District The Peak District is an Highland, upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It includes the Dark Peak, whe ...

national park. Historically the habitation, together with Nether Midhope (Midhopestones), were collectively known as Midhope.

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Upper Midhope, formerly 'Over Midhope', is a village in northwest of civil parish of Bradfield, close to the village of Langsett, located at a local high point between

Langsett Reservoir Langsett Reservoir is in Yorkshire, England, near the villages of Langsett and Upper Midhope, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The reservoir was constructed between 1898 and 1904, and is now managed by Yorkshire Water. Fed b ...

and

Midhope Reservoir Midhope may refer to: *Midhope, collectively, in the Peak district, South Yorkshire, near Sheffield, UK: ** Midhopestones, a village ** Upper Midhope, a hamlet *Midhope Castle, tower house in Scotland *Mid Hope burn, a stream in Northumberland ...

. Together with the village of Midhopestones (formerly ''Nether Midhope''), the village forms the settlement referred to as Midhope (archaic ''Middop'' or ''Middup''). The Conservation Area Appraisal states that the hamlet dates to at least the medieval period, with records dating back to 1227 and archaeological evidence that goes back further. The village was a traditional rural settlement; its relatively high location led to sheep farming as the main economic activity, bee keeping was also practised. At the end of the 19th century land around Upper Midhope was acquired by

Sheffield Corporation Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors. It is currently under No Overall Con ...

for the construction of reservoirs. A number of dwellings were lost during the construction of the

, as well as the original connecting road to

Langsett Langsett is a village and civil parish near Penistone in South Yorkshire. It lies near the southern edge of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and on the edge of the Peak District National Park. At the 2001 census it had a population of 161, ...

. During the 20th century the village became increasingly used as a residential village; as of 2009 most of the village is now residential, including the use of former barns converted to dwellings. The village was made a conservation area in 1977. There are a number of historic buildings, including four listed structures dating from the 17th or 18th century: Town Head Cottages, and three buildings with

cruck A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which support the roof of a building, historically used in England and Wales. This type of timber framing consists of long, generally naturally curved, timber members that lean inwards and ...

frame constructions: Well Bank Farm, Manor Farmhouse, and a set of buildings at Well Bank Farmhouse/Sycamore Cottage.

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{{authority control Villages of the metropolitan borough of Sheffield Villages in South Yorkshire Towns and villages of the Peak District

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