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Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northwestern part of the city. It covers an area of 93.2 square kilometres and includes the districts of Stocksbridge, Deepcar, Wharncliffe Side and Oughtibridge, plus the villages of Bolsterstone, Midhopestones and Ewden. The population of this ward in 2001 was 18,400 people in 7,700 households. In the 2004 local elections Alison Elaine Brelsford, Martin Charles Brelsford, and Martin John Davis—all Liberal Democrat candidates—were returned as councilors for the ward. Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

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Districts in Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward

Stocksbridge

Stocksbridge (Grid reference: SK275980 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?SK275980_region:GB_scale:25000)) is a small town in the metropolitan borough of Sheffield, with a population of around 14,000. It lies just to the east of the Peak District. The town is located in the steep-sided valley of the Little Don River. The valley bottom is almost entirely occupied by steel works, which have been the main spur for the growth of the settlement, which didn't exist until the early nineteenth century. Although at one time, workers were bussed in from miles around, the steel works now employ few, and steel manufacture is due to cease in the town. This article is about the map grid references in the UK. For the Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... The Peak District National Park is a national park in the north of England. ... Steel framework Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... In classical economics and all micro-economics labour is one of three factors of production, the others being land and capital. ... The Bus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ...


The town's local football club is Stocksbridge Park Steels, founded in 1986. The home ground of Stocksbridge Park Steels is Braken Moor, located near the top of the valley. They play in the Unibond Division One. Stocksbridge's chairman is Alan Bethell. The club also organises many youth teams, from the age of 8 to 18.


Samuel Fox was the owner of the steel works from the 1850s, and built most of the infrastructure of Stocksbridge. Events and Trends Crimean war (1854 - 1856) fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire. ...


Deepcar

Deepcar is the eastern gateway to the Parish and borders on Wharncliffe Crags and Wharncliffe Woods.


Grid reference: SK289975 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?SK289975_region:GB_scale:25000) This article is about the map grid references in the UK. For the Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...


Oughtibridge

Grid reference: SK307930 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?SK307930_region:GB_scale:25000) This article is about the map grid references in the UK. For the Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...


Wharncliffe Side

Wharncliffe Side (Grid reference: SK297948 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?SK297948_region:GB_scale:25000)) is a small village on the border of the Peak District in the metropolitan borough of Sheffield and the Parish of Bradfield. It is a quite close knit community with a school and community centre. The river Don has cut the valley with steep sides. One side has a dense wood on it. It is half way between Oughtibridge and Stocksbridge. A legend surrounds the wood, in the past a dragon lived in the wood before a lord nearby killed it. You can visit the dragons cave to this day. This article is about the map grid references in the UK. For the Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...


Steel at Stocksbridge

Samuel Fox was the owner of the steel works from the 1850s, and built most of the infrastructure of Stocksbridge. Events and Trends Crimean war (1854 - 1856) fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire. ...


Now the steel works is owned by Corus, an Anglo-Dutch company, and is known as Stocksbridge Engineering Steels or Corus Engineering Steels (CES). Although for several years Corus ran at a loss, it has recently returned to profit, in part helped by the worldwide rise in demand for steel caused by Chinese economic activity. In Roman mythology, Corus was the personification of the northwest wind. ...


Carbon steel is produced by the electric arc furnace method in the UK at Rotherham and Stocksbridge. Carbon steel is a metal, a combination of two elements, iron and carbon, where other elements are present in quantities too small to affect the properties. ... Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England, built upon the River Don near the confluence of the Don and the Rother. ...


Corus Engineering Steels (CES) is to invest a further £6 million to enhance its re-melting furnace capacity at its operations in Stocksbridge, aimed at strengthening Corus’ position to supply the rapidly growing market place for engineering steels for the aerospace sector.

The City of Sheffield, England
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. ...

Sheffield electoral wards
Arbourthorne | Beauchief and Greenhill | Beighton | Birley | Broomhill | Burngreave | Central | Crookes | Darnall | Dore and Totley | East Ecclesfield | Ecclesall | Firth Park | Fulwood | Gleadless Valley | Graves Park | Hillsborough | Manor Castle | Mosborough | Nether Edge | Richmond | Shiregreen and Brightside | Southey | Stannington | Stocksbridge and Upper Don | Walkley | West Ecclesfield | Woodhouse

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Deepcar (110 words)
Deepcar is the eastern gateway to the Parish and borders on Wharncliffe Crags and Wharncliffe Woods.
In the centre of the village lies Fox Glen Wood which is currently undergoing improvements to bring it back to its former glory.
Deepcar, together with Stocksbridge and Bolsterstone, has a number of churches enabling a range of denominations to worship in the Parish.
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