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The Neighbourhoods of Sheffield

The Neighbourhoods of Sheffield?

After some copy-editing, I now reckon 142 neighbourhoods in Sheffield – if a neighbourhood is the name somebody gives when asked, “Where do you live?” or, “Where are we?”

Me? I live in Pitsmoor; Osgathorpe, Grimesthorpe, Fir Vale and Ellesmere are down the road, so are Woodside, & Burngreave. Firs Hill is at the end of my road going on to Shirecliffe

A different kind of SFNR. One night form up as several packs or posses, eg the Nether Edge posse, the Parson Cross posse, the Totley & Dore posse, and as separate rides, set out from your own neighbourhoods weave, swirl, loop and slowly converge into the city centre all the time asking passers-by, smokers outside pubs, shopkeepers, “Excuse me love, but where are we?”. Note the location and the answer. Meet in a city centre pub and plot all the answers on a map whilst socialising and drinking. Publish and compare to the list below.

I got the idea from this wonderful bit of psychogeography Desperately Seeking Dalston: A field study

List compiled from ward names, parish names, estate agent’s names and suggestions from nightriders.

1 Arbourthorne
2 Attercliffe
3 Base Green
4 Banner Cross
5 Batemoor
6 Beauchief
7 Beighton
8 Bents Green
9 Birley Carr
10 Birley
11 Birley Spa
12 Bolsterstone
13 Bradway
14 Brightside
15 Brincliffe
16 Broomhall
17 Broomhill
18 Burncross
19 Burngreave
20 Carbrook
21 Carter Knowle
22 Chapeltown
23 Charnock Hall
24 City Centre
25 Colley
26 Commonside
27 Crookes
28 Crookesmoor
29 Crosspool
30 Darnall
31 Deepcar
32 Dore
33 Dungworth
34 Ecclesall
35 Ecclesall Rd
36 Ecclesfield
37 Ellesmere
38 Endcliffe
39 Ewden
40 Fir Vale
41 Firs Hill
42 Firth Park
43 Four Lane Ends
44 Foxhill
45 Frecheville
46 Fulwood
47 Gleadless Townend
48 Gleadless Valley
49 Gleadless
50 Greenhill
51 Grenoside
52 Greystones
53 Grimesthorpe
54 Hackenthorpe
55 Halfway
56 Handsworth
57 Heeley
58 Hemsworth
59 Herdings
60 High Green
61 Highfield
62 Hillsborough
63 Holbrook
64 Hollinsend
65 Hunters Bar
66 Hurlfield
67 Intake
68 Jordanthorpe
69 Kelham Island
70 Little Sheffield
71 Lodge Moor
72 London Rd
73 Longley
74 Low Bradfield
75 Low Edges
76 Lowfield
77 Loxley
78 Malin Bridge
79 Manor Park
80 Manor
81 Meersbrook
82 Middlewood
83 Midhopestones
84 Millhouses
85 Moorfields
86 Mosborough
87 Neepsend
88 Nether Edge
89 Newfield Green
90 Norfolk Park
91 Normanton Spring
92 Norton Lees
93 Norton Woodseats
94 Norton
95 Norwood
96 Orgreave
97 Osgathorpe
98 Oughtibridge
99 Owlerton
100 Owlthorpe
101 Park Hill
102 Parkhead
103 Parkwood Springs
104 Parson Cross
105 Pitsmoor
106 Ranmoor
107 Richmond
108 Ridgeway
109 Ringinglow
110 Sandygate
111 Shalesmoor
112 Sharrow Vale
113 Sharrow
114 Shirecliffe
115 Shiregreen
116 Sothall
117 Southey
118 Stannington
119 Steel Bank
120 Stocksbridge
121 Strines
122 Tapton
123 Tinsley
124 Totley
125 Wadsley Bridge
126 Wadsley
127 Walkley
128 Waterthorpe
129 Waverley
130 Westfield
131 Wharncliffe Side
132 Whirlow
133 Wicker
134 Wincobank
135 Wisewood
136 Woodhouse
137 Woodland View
138 Woodseats
139 Woodside
140 Woodthorpe
141 Worrall
142 Wybourn