The Great Sheffield flood, also known as the Great Inundation, was a disaster that devastated parts of Sheffield, England on March 11, 1864. For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

The flood occurred following the collapse of the newly completed the Dale Dyke Dam at Low Bradfield on the River Loxley. This sent a wall of water flooding down the Loxely valley, through Loxley and Hillsborough, and then down the River Don through central Sheffield, Attercliffe and as far as Rotherham. The estimated 3 million m³ (700 million imperial gallons) of water destroyed 800 houses, killing 270 people, and wrecked nearly every bridge as far as the Lady's Bridge in the city centre. Bodies swept by the flood waters were later found as far afield as Mexborough. Bradfield is a village in the borough of Sheffield, England and is situated in the Peak District. ... The River Loxley is a river in South Yorkshire, England. ... Loxley is the name of two things: Loxley, Alabama, a town in the United States River Loxley, a river in England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Hillsborough is a suburb in northwest Sheffield, England. ... The River Don is a river in South Yorkshire, England. ... Attercliffe is an industrial suburb of northeast Sheffield, England. ... Map sources for Rotherham at grid reference SK4392 Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England, built upon the River Don near the confluence of the Don and the Rother. ... Ladys Bridge viewed from the northwest in 2001 Ladys bridge is the oldest bridge across the River Don in the City of Sheffield, England. ... Mexborough, known in the 18th century as Mekesborough, is a town in the Borough of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. ...

See also

• List of natural disasters in the United Kingdom

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External links

• Newspaper article from 1864
• http://www.shef.ac.uk/misc/personal/cs1ma/flood/flood.html
• http://extra.shu.ac.uk/sfca/