Stocksbridge and Upper Don
Shown within Sheffield
District:	Sheffield
UK Parliament constituency:	Sheffield Hillsborough (abolition due in 2009-2010)
Ceremonial county:	South Yorkshire
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Population (2001):	18,400
Councillors
Alison Brelsford (Liberal Democrats) Martin Brelsford (Liberal Democrats) Martin Davis (Independent)

Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward—which includes the districts of Deepcar, Oughtibridge, Stocksbridge, and Wharncliffe Side, and also the villages of Bolsterstone, Ewden, and Midhopestones—is one of the 28 electoral wards in the City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northwestern part of the city and covers an area of 93.2 km². The population of this ward in 2001 was 18,400 people in 7,700 households. It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Hillsborough constituency up until the next general election (expected 2009-2010). At the next general election a completely new constituency will be created for this area Stocksbridge and Penistone. Image File history File links Sheffield-wards-Stocksbridge_and_Upper_Don. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Sheffield Hillsborough is a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the regions of England. ... Census 2001 is the name by which the national census conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 is known. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year. ... Sheffield Hillsborough is a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. ... Penistone and Stocksbridge will be aparliamentary constituency that will be represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

The A616 Stocksbridge Bypass was opened in 1989 and is a road which links the M1 motorway at Junction 35A (and J36) to the Woodhead pass (one of the main trans-pennine roads from Sheffield to Manchester) bypassing the towns of Stocksbridge and Deepcar. The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 6 in Great Britain starting east of the A6 & A7 roads and west of the A1. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ... The view westward down Longdendale from above the Woodhead Tunnel, showing the Longdendale Trail (left) and A628 Woodhead Pass road. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...

Districts in Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward

Stocksbridge

Stocksbridge shown in Sheffield

Stocksbridge (grid reference SK275980, postal region S36) 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 steelworks, which spurred the growth of the settlement since the early nineteenth century. Although at one time workers were bussed in from miles around, the steel works now employ few. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire. ... The Little Don River is a small tributary of the River Don. ... A steel mill (British English and Australian English steelworks) is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel. ... 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. ... Autobus redirects here. ...

Samuel Fox established a steel works from 1842, and built much of the infrastructure of Stocksbridge. Samuel Fox. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

During World War II, 'Sammy Fox's' Steelworks was kept busy as part of the war effort. During the Blitz on Sheffield by the Luftwaffe, the bombers used the dam at the end of Stocksbridge as a turning point for their run back toward Sheffield. ‹ The template below (Citations missing) is being considered for deletion. ...

The town's local football club is Stocksbridge Park Steels, founded in 1986 following the merger of Stocksbridge Works FC and Oxley Park FC. The home ground of Stocksbridge Park Steels is Bracken Moor, located near the top of the valley. They play in the Northern Premier League Division One South. Stocksbridge's chairman is Alan Bethell. The club also organises many youth teams, from the age of 8 to 18. // The split of the Northern Premier League First Division resulted in the Northern Premier League Division One North and the Northern Premier League Division One South. ...

Deepcar

Deepcar (grid reference SK289975, postal region S36) is the eastern gateway to the Parish and borders on Wharncliffe Crags and Wharncliffe Woods. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

Evidence of a large circular Mesolithic building dating to c. 7,600 BC which is interpreted as a dwelling [1] has been identified at Deepcar. Prehistoric Britain was a period in the human occupation of Great Britain that extended throughout prehistory, ending with the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43. ...

Oughtibridge

Oughtibridge (grid reference SK307930) is a small village on the River Don in the metropolitan borough of Sheffield and the Parish of Bradfield. It has a school, local shops, parks, restaurants and public houses. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... There are at several rivers named Don: Don River, Russia Don River, Toronto River Don, England River Don, Aberdeenshire This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Several different pronunciations of the place name exist. Bill Bryson gives these as "owtibrij", "awtibrij", "ootibrij" and "otibrij".^[1] William McGuire Bill Bryson, OBE, (born December 8, 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a best-selling American author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and on scientific subjects. ...

Wharncliffe Side

Wharncliffe Side (grid reference SK297948) 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. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The Dragon of Wantley is a 17th century satirical verse parody about a dragon and a brave knight. ...

Bolsterstone

Ewden

Midhopestones

A quiet and small village consisting of a few houses and farms and the Ye Olde Mustard Pot pub.

Steel at Stocksbridge

Samuel Fox took over a disused corn mill near the centre of Stockbridge in 1842 and adapted it to making wire for textile pins. Around 1848 the business expanded to include wire for umbrella frames which led to Fox developing the “Paragon” umbrella frame in 1851. Samuel Fox. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... An umbrella or parasol (sometimes colloquially, gamp, brolly, or bumbershoot) is a canopy designed to protect against precipitation or sunlight. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The business continued to expand and spread to different produces so that by the mid 1860s the works included furnaces and rolling mills allowing production of railway lines and springs. // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ...

The business was transferred to a limited company in 1871. 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Between 1872 and 1877 a railway line was built to link the works with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway at Deepcar. This was the Stocksbridge Railway which existed as a subsidiary company until 1992. Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Great Central Railway (GCR) was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 on the completion of its London Extension. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Samuel Fox & Co joined Steel, Peech and Tozer at Templeborough to form the United Steel Companies (USC) following the First World War. From then on the products of the USC sites were coordinated so that each works specialised in set products. Fox’s specialised in special steel produce such as spring steel and stainless steels. This developed into the manufacture of high quality steel for the aviation industry. One specialised department assembled and tested springs for Rolls-Royce cars. Steel, Peech and Tozer was a large steel maker with works situated at Ickles and Templeborough, in the Don Valley on the outskirts of Rotherham, South Yorkshire. ... Templeborough (grid reference SK410916) is a district in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Rolls-Royce Limited was an British car and, later, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls on 15 March 1906 and was the result of a partnership formed in 1904. ...

Following nationalisation in 1967, the British Steel Corporation split the stainless steel departments off into a separate business which by 2004 had become Outokumpu. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... British Steel is a large British steel producer, privatised in 1988 under the Thatcher government. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Outokumpu is a group of companies headquartered in Espoo, Finland, aimed at stainless steel and technology. ...

During the 1980s and 1990s Stocksbridge works was part of the United Engineering Steels group (a joint venture between British Steel and GKN) and was known as "Stocksbridge Engineering Steels" The 1980s is the decade, spanning from 1980 to 1989, also called The Eighties. The decade saw social, economic and general upheaval as wealth, production and western culture migrated to new industrializing economies. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Since 1999 works has been owned by Corus, and is part of the Corus Engineering Steels (CES) group. 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. Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see Corus. ...

Steel manufacture in Stocksbridge has always been by melting iron and steel firstly in crucibles (from 1860, then Bessemer converters (from 1862) and Siemens Open Hearth Furnaces (from 1899 until 1968) and lastly Electric arc furnaces (from 1939 until 2005). Iron has never been produced from iron ore at Fox's, by any method. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... This article is about 1862 . ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An electric arc furnace is a system that heats charged material by means of an electric arc. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Despite the world wide reputation of Stocksbridge works produce, Corus reduced the works to a satellite site for Rotherham (Aldwarke) Works (also CES). In the process the main melting shop and the rolling mill were to be closed (the mill was actually kept open after the planned closure date as the production could not be handled at Rotherham). Re-melting of special grades continued using small (around 10 tonnes capacity), specialised furnaces with controlled atmospheres. The rolling mill (billet mill) was re-opened in April 2006 due to difficulties in rolling certain products at Aldwarke and is likely to stay open in the immediate future. For the constituency, see Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency). ...

A plan to invest a further £6 million at Stocksbridge was cancelled part way through in December 2005. This plan would have enhance the re-melting furnace capacity at Stocksbridge, aimed at strengthening Corus’ position to supply the rapidly growing market place for engineering steels for the aerospace sector. Instead complete closure looks more likely and Corus withdrawing from this part of the market (as of mid December 2005). Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Culture

The ASDA Stocksbridge Band is one of the leading brass bands in Yorkshire and the UK. It was formerly associated with the steel works, and appeared in the UK movie The Full Monty. This article is about the film. ...

Stocksbridge is home to many traditional Yorkshire Christmas carols as is especially known for its renditions of Hail Smiling Morn. Bolsterstone Male Voice Choir is close by.

Three of the four members of the Arctic Monkeys were pupils at Stocksbridge High School. Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ...

Oliver Sykes, Vocalist in Bring Me the Horizon and owner of Drop Dead Clothing has lived in Stocksbridge since the age of five and attended Stocksbridge High School. Oliver (or more commonly referred to as Oli) Sykes (November 20, 1986) is the lead singer of the rising UK Deathcore band Bring Me the Horizon and owner of Drop Dead Clothing. ... Oliver Sykes Bring Me the Horizon (or BMTH as often referred to) is a deathcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire. ...

References

1. ^ Robert Rossney, "The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way - book reviews", Whole Earth Review, Spring 1993

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