Millhouses is a neighbourhood in the City of Sheffield, England. It is located in Ecclesall ward;[1] in the south-western portion of the city on the northwest bank of the River Sheaf. Its origins lie in a small hamlet that grew around the Ecclesall Corn Mill.[2] It has a population (2006 estimate) of 4,424.[3]
Ecclesall Corn Mill—the mill that gives Millhouses its name.
The agriculture and industries of this area are now largely gone, leaving Millhouses as a mostly residential area. Local amenities include three schools, a 31.8 acres (12.87 ha) park,[4] three pubs, three supermarkets, three churches and numerous small shops.
Millhouses is set in 380 acres (1.55 km2)[3] of the part of the Sheaf valley known as Abbeydale.[5] It is bordered to the southeast by the River Sheaf and Hutcliffe Wood, to the west by Ecclesall Woods, Millhouses Lane and Button Hill, and to the north by Carter Knowle Road and Bannerdale Road.[6] Running directly alongside the River Sheaf is the long and thin Millhouses Park. The main road through the area is the A621 Abbeydale Road/Abbeydale Road South. The Midland Main Line also runs through Millhouses. Residential development was in a fan-shape focused on the junction of Abbeydale Road and Millhouses Lane. Most houses in the area were built in the 1920s although there are some that date from the late 19th century.
In the late 12th century Robert Fitz Ranulf gave land for the establishment of an abbey, just south of Millhouses at Beauchief. Over time most of the area now covered by Millhouses had been given to the abbey by the De Ecclesall family.[8][9] One of the gifts to the monks was the Ecclesall Corn Mill. This mill existed at least as early as 1280 and considerable remnants of it can still be seen at the north end of Millhouses Park.
Millhouses remained mostly agricultural until the 19th century, although two cutlery works had been established in the area: Moscar Wheel, which may originally have been a corn mill, was making cutlery by 1496, and Bartin Wheel was built as a cutler's wheel in 1631.[10] In 1805 a turnpike road was built from Sheffield to Bakewell (now Abbeydale Road),[5] this passed through the area and led to some growth, but it was only with the extension of the Midland Main Line through the valley in 1870 (with a railway station at Millhouses) and the subsequent arrival of trams in 1902 that Millhouses began to develop as an affluent residential suburb. As well as a railway station, an engine shed was built in 1901.[9][11] This closed in the 1962, but the shed building is still in use as an industrial site and the shed's sidings are now Tesco supermarket's Park and Ride.
Noteworthy buildings in Millhouses include the Grade II listed parish church, Holy Trinity, which was constructed in 1937,[12][13] and the former Millhouses police station building that dates from 1893.[14] The Robin Hood and Wagon and Horses public houses are amongst the neighborhood's older surviving buildings, both dating from earlier than 1822.[15]
Between Abbeydale Road South and the River Sheaf lies a mile-long public park, with a mixture of green spaces, planted areas and leisure facilities. These include tennis courts, a boating lake and a cafe serving gourmet food.[4]
See alsoedit
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^Map to Show the Extent of the Millhouses SNIS Neighbourhood (Map). Sheffield City Council. 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
^"Ecclesall", in Vickers, Old Sheffield Town, pp. 58–64
^Hunter, Joseph (1819). "The Township of Ecclesall Byerlow". Hallamshire. The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York. London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mayor & Jones. pp. 195–219. (wikisource)
^ abPixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing
^. The Tilt Hammer. Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2005.
^Fox, Peter (1990). The Midland Line in Sheffield. Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN1-872524-16-8.
^Baines, Edward (1822). History, Directory & Gazetteer, of the County of York. p. 560.
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For another place with this name see Millhouses Barnsley Millhouses is a neighbourhood in the City of Sheffield England It is located in Ecclesall ward 1 in the south western portion of the city on the northwest bank of the River Sheaf Its origins lie in a small hamlet that grew around the Ecclesall Corn Mill 2 It has a population 2006 estimate of 4 424 3 MillhousesMillhousesLocation within South YorkshireMetropolitan boroughSheffieldMetropolitan countySouth YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSheffieldPostcode districtS7Dialling code0114PoliceSouth YorkshireFireSouth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentSheffield HallamList of places UK England Yorkshire 53 21 00 N 1 29 49 W 53 350 N 1 497 W 53 350 1 497 Ecclesall Corn Mill the mill that gives Millhouses its name The agriculture and industries of this area are now largely gone leaving Millhouses as a mostly residential area Local amenities include three schools a 31 8 acres 12 87 ha park 4 three pubs three supermarkets three churches and numerous small shops Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Millhouses Park 4 See also 5 References and notes 5 1 Bibliography 5 2 Footnotes 6 External links 6 1 MapsGeography editMillhouses is set in 380 acres 1 55 km2 3 of the part of the Sheaf valley known as Abbeydale 5 It is bordered to the southeast by the River Sheaf and Hutcliffe Wood to the west by Ecclesall Woods Millhouses Lane and Button Hill and to the north by Carter Knowle Road and Bannerdale Road 6 Running directly alongside the River Sheaf is the long and thin Millhouses Park The main road through the area is the A621 Abbeydale Road Abbeydale Road South The Midland Main Line also runs through Millhouses Residential development was in a fan shape focused on the junction of Abbeydale Road and Millhouses Lane Most houses in the area were built in the 1920s although there are some that date from the late 19th century History editIn ancient times this area was part of the Barnsdale Forest that together with Sherwood Forest made up the forest of the Robin Hood legends The River Sheaf marked the boundary between the Anglo Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria In fact the earliest historical record of this area refers to the submission of the Northumbrian army to Egbert of Wessex at nearby Dore in 829 7 In the late 12th century Robert Fitz Ranulf gave land for the establishment of an abbey just south of Millhouses at Beauchief Over time most of the area now covered by Millhouses had been given to the abbey by the De Ecclesall family 8 9 One of the gifts to the monks was the Ecclesall Corn Mill This mill existed at least as early as 1280 and considerable remnants of it can still be seen at the north end of Millhouses Park Millhouses remained mostly agricultural until the 19th century although two cutlery works had been established in the area Moscar Wheel which may originally have been a corn mill was making cutlery by 1496 and Bartin Wheel was built as a cutler s wheel in 1631 10 In 1805 a turnpike road was built from Sheffield to Bakewell now Abbeydale Road 5 this passed through the area and led to some growth but it was only with the extension of the Midland Main Line through the valley in 1870 with a railway station at Millhouses and the subsequent arrival of trams in 1902 that Millhouses began to develop as an affluent residential suburb As well as a railway station an engine shed was built in 1901 9 11 This closed in the 1962 but the shed building is still in use as an industrial site and the shed s sidings are now Tesco supermarket s Park and Ride Noteworthy buildings in Millhouses include the Grade II listed parish church Holy Trinity which was constructed in 1937 12 13 and the former Millhouses police station building that dates from 1893 14 The Robin Hood and Wagon and Horses public houses are amongst the neighborhood s older surviving buildings both dating from earlier than 1822 15 Millhouses Park edit nbsp Millhouses Park Boating Lake Main article Millhouses Park Between Abbeydale Road South and the River Sheaf lies a mile long public park with a mixture of green spaces planted areas and leisure facilities These include tennis courts a boating lake and a cafe serving gourmet food 4 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Millhouses Districts of Sheffield Millhouses engine shed Millhouses amp Ecclesall railway stationReferences and notes editBibliography edit Harvey Peter 1996 Abbeydale and Millhouses Stround The Charlford Publishing Company Limited ISBN 0 7524 0732 5 Vickers J Edward MBE 1999 Old Sheffield Town An Historical Miscellany 2nd ed Sheffield The Hallamshire Press Limited ISBN 1 874718 44 X Footnotes edit Ecclesall Ward Sheffield City Council Retrieved 10 April 2007 Vickers Old Sheffield Town p 71 a b Sheffield Neighbourhood Information Service neighbourhood profiles Millhouses PDF Sheffield City Council Retrieved 22 March 2008 a b Millhouses Park Sheffield City Council Archived from the original on 11 March 2007 Retrieved 10 April 2007 a b Harvey Abbeydale and Millhouses pp 7 8 Map to Show the Extent of the Millhouses SNIS Neighbourhood Map Sheffield City Council 2006 Retrieved 22 March 2008 Ecclesall in Vickers Old Sheffield Town pp 58 64 Hunter Joseph 1819 The Township of Ecclesall Byerlow Hallamshire The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York London Lackington Hughes Harding Mayor amp Jones pp 195 219 wikisource a b Pixton B 2000 North Midland Portrait of a Famous Route Cheltenham Runpast Publishing Water Wheels on the River Sheaf in Abbeydale The Tilt Hammer Archived from the original on 14 February 2005 Retrieved 15 February 2005 Fox Peter 1990 The Midland Line in Sheffield Sheffield Platform 5 Publishing Ltd ISBN 1 872524 16 8 Historic England Church of Holy Trinity 1255061 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 22 March 2008 Historic England Church of the Holy Trinity 1255061 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 10 July 2013 Historic England Park Lodge former police station 1246460 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 22 March 2008 Baines Edward 1822 History Directory amp Gazetteer of the County of York p 560 External links editSources for the history of Millhouses Produced by Sheffield City Council s Libraries and Archives Maps edit Map of the Millhouses area in 1854 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Millhouses amp oldid 1178332229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
