Mosborough
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| Mosborough | |
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| District: | Sheffield |
| UK Parliament constituency: | Sheffield Attercliffe |
| Ceremonial county: | South Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Population (2001): | 16,300 |
| Councillors | |
| David Barker (Labour Party) Andrew Peat (Labour Party) Samuel Wall (Labour Party) |
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Mosborough ward—which includes the districts of Halfway, Mosborough village, Waterthorpe, and Westfield—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the eastern part of the city, on the border with Rotherham, and covers an area of 8.9 km². The population of this ward in 2001 was 16,300 people in 7,000 households. It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Attercliffe constituency. The area is often referred to as Mosborough Townships.
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[edit] Districts of Mosborough ward
[edit] Halfway
Halfway (grid reference SK432809) lies in the extreme south east of Sheffield, at the end of a Sheffield Supertram line. It used to be home to a bus garage which was operated by 'Booth and Fisher', a company who were merged into the SOUTH YORKSHIRE PASSENGER TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE in the mid 1970s. The garage itself passed into the hands of operator 'SYT', then to the Firstgroup and has always been seen as a minor outpost garage serving works and school services plus buses starting early from the South Side of the city. The garage was closed in 2007 as a cost cutting measure. It is not uncommon to see public transport in Sheffield heading for "Halfway". Halfway used to be in Derbyshire but has been administered by Sheffield since boundary changes in 1967.
The Blue Route Stagecoach Supertram terminates at Halfway with a large Park-and-ride facility. The main frequent bus that goes to and from Halfway to and from the city centre is the First South Yorkshire 41 (Orange Line).
The Halfway housing estate is something of a unique experiment. Built in 1975, the estate centred in the small local shopping centre called 'Streetfields'. The houses themselves were built on high quality farmland and to this day there are a number of farmers with orchards nearby.
Sheffield City Council are a keen recycler and burn a lot of domestic refuse which in turn is converted to hot water used for both domestic supply and central heating. This is pumped from Bernard Rd in S2 to Halfway and links directly with the homes in the Halfway locality. Well insulated and often compact, these homes are noticeably energy efficient.
The layout of the estate was such that no house would look directly onto another with properties curving around meandering walkways and a complex network of through routes to Halfway Drive. This main road is the thoroughfare linking the village to both the Derbyshire county boundary and neighbouring estates of Westfield and Waterthorpe.
Despite a well planned and high quality overall project, the estate today suffers in part from crime and has been commented from the Sheffield City Council website as an area to work actively towards safer communities.
[edit] Holbrook
Was a mining village name was changed to Halfway (After the Halfway House pub) to avoid confusion with Holbrook nr Derby
[edit] Mosborough
Mosborough (grid reference SK426813) is now a suburb of Sheffield but was a village in Derbyshire until 1967. It was known for sickle making and was also a coal mining area. Notable buildings include the fifteenth century Mosborough Hall, a fifteenth century house which may retain some Anglo-Saxon structure.
The suburb has many high quality houses, local independent shops and even hotel conference facilties. In complete contrast to the neighbouring areas of Waterthorpe and Halfway, Mosborough is highly regarded as a quality location with good road networks and significant history.
[edit] Waterthorpe
Housing Estate near Beighton named after Waterthorpe (formerly Walterthorpe) Farm grid reference SK430927
Both Waterthorpe and Westfield housing estates were built from 1980 and added to over a number of years. Eventually linking with both the old council estate of Beighton and the new estate of Halfway, Waterthorpe and Westfield house a condensed significant number of almost wholly local authority owned properties following the phasing down and demolition of the original estates around Parson Cross and Shiregreen in the north of the City.
The Crystal Peaks shopping centre was built in 1986 to serve the south side of the city. Its original design included markets and fixed national chains who made the centre one of the most popular in the county. Over time the centre has suffered from a lack of investment and with the neighbouring Meadowhall Centre trade has reduced.
As for Waterthorpe and Westfield estates, leisure facilities are lacking as the council concentrated upon housing and not the substantial areas of parkland in most other areas of Sheffield.
[edit] Westfield
Housing Estate near Halfway named after Westfield Farm grid reference SK433817
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