Birley

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Electoral ward in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

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::summary Electoral ward in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England ::

::data[format=table title="infobox UK place"]

FieldValue
official_nameBirley
static_image_namesheffield-wards-Birley.png
static_image_captionLocation in Sheffield
metropolitan_boroughCity of Sheffield
metropolitan_countySouth Yorkshire
regionYorkshire and the Humber
countryEngland
constituency_westminsterSheffield South East
councillorsMatt Dwyer (Labour Party)
Karen McGowan (Labour Party)
Denise Fox (Independent)
population16,943
population_ref(2011 census)
hide_servicesyes
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| official_name = Birley | static_image_name = sheffield-wards-Birley.png | static_image_caption= Location in Sheffield

| metropolitan_borough= City of Sheffield | metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | country = England

| constituency_westminster = Sheffield South East

| councillors = Matt Dwyer (Labour Party) Karen McGowan (Labour Party) Denise Fox (Independent)

| population = 16,943 | population_ref = (2011 census) | area_total_km2 = | area_footnotes = | hide_services = yes

Birley ward — which includes the area of Frecheville, and parts of Gleadless and Hackenthorpe — is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southeastern part of the city and covers an area of 5.1 km2. The population of this ward in 2011 was 16,943 people in 7,393 households. It is one of the five wards that make up the Sheffield South East constituency.

Frecheville

Main article: Frecheville

Origins

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Frecheville_community_centre.jpg" caption="Staveley]] but there is no evidence that the Frechevilles ever owned land on Birley Moor, so the name given to Frecheville remains something of a mystery.[http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4025 Wartime Frecheville]"] ::

Frecheville was historically in Derbyshire, until 1967.

Frecheville is home to the well-known Frecheville Pond, with ducks, swans, and fishing, and also houses the parish church, library, and community centre provided for the neighbourhood by the builder which still has an active forum, and has run the Frecheville carnival every year between 1937 and 2006 with the exception of during the war years. The majority of homes on the estate are now owner-occupied after being handed over to residents in the 1950s.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Houses_on_Scowerdens_estate_-geograph.org.uk-_194507.jpg" caption="Long since demolished council housing on the Scowerdons estate."] ::

Birley

Birley Estate () is a housing estate in the southeastern part of Sheffield. It is built on what was Birley Moor just to the north of the small hamlet of Birley. Birley Spa to the northeast was a hotel and spa built in 1842 around a spring of mineral water. The building was restored in 2001/02 and is Grade II listed.

The original hamlet featured farmland and farm buildings, most of which are now used to house the Birley Wood Golf Club.

Gleadless

Main article: Gleadless

Base Green

Base Green () is a housing estate to the west of Frecheville and east of Gleadless Townend. It is built on the land that was formerly Basegreen Farm, with the remains of an old orchard still evident within the playing fields of what is now Jaunty Park.

What was Base Green Junior School, for pupils in between Frecheville Infant School and Frecheville Comprehensive School, is now housing.

Quarry Vale Road and Quarry Vale Grove sit behind what was once a quarry, along the ancient border of the Shire Brook. The hill above Quarry Vale Road and Quarry Vale Grove used to be Frecheville Comprehensive School and its extensive school fields, where Manchester United footballer George Best once filmed a series of short football programmes for BBC TV.

Charnock

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Charnock (sometimes called Charnock Hall) () is a housing estate to the south of Basegreen. The estate was built on the former Charnockhall Farm which stood where Farm Close is today.

Hackenthorpe

Main article: Hackenthorpe

Most of Hackenthorpe (down the hill from Birley Moor Road) is in the Beighton ward. The significant historic site here is Birley Spa.

Footnotes

References

  1. "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics – Area: Birley (Ward)". Office for National Statistics.
  2. [http://www.stcyprian.force9.co.uk/HistMisc.htm St Cyprian's Church History]
  3. [http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4025 Wartime Frecheville]
  4. (15 January 2022). "Sources for the History of Frecheville".
  5. [http://www.southeastsheffield.co.uk/pdf/Overview%20environment_pdf.pdf South East Sheffield Community Forum]{{dead link. (November 2016)
  6. [http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=119627 Frecheville Carnival]
  7. [http://www.ageconcernsheffield.org.uk/files/Birley12-06.pdf Age Concern Factsheet] {{webarchive. link. (8 October 2007)

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