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Ecclesfield
Ecclesfield shown within Sheffield |
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| Population | 31,609 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| Parish | Ecclesfield |
| Metropolitan borough | Sheffield |
| Metropolitan county | South Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode district | S35 |
| Dialling code | 0114 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Sheffield Hillsborough |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Ecclesfield is a suburb and civil parish in the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Sheffield City Centre. At the 2001 census the civil parish— which also includes the Sheffield suburbs of Chapeltown, Grenoside, High Green, and formerly Thorpe Hesley (now a suburb of Rotherham) —had a population of 31,609.[1]
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Evidence of early settlement in the Ecclesfield area include remnants of Romano-British settlements and field systems in Greno Wood.[2][3] The earliest known written record of Ecclesfield is from the Domesday book of 1086, where it is referred to as Eclesfeld. The meaning of the name is uncertain. Traditionally it has been interpreted to derive from the Celtic egles meaning a church (specifically a Romano-British church) and the Old English feld meaning a woodland clearing. Thus the name could mean 'Open land near a Romano-British Christian church’.[4] However, alternative suggestions are that the first element eccles- derives from a Saxon personal name or an association with water.[5][6]
The Domesday book does not mention a church at Ecclesfield. The present day Church of St. Mary, which largely dates from the late 15th century, incorporates elements dating from c1200.[7] This church was the centre of the ancient ecclesiastical Parish of Ecclesfield that before it was broken up in the 19th century was one of the most extensive parishes in England.[8] In the 12th century a Benedictine priory was established at Ecclesfield. Ecclesfield Priory was operated as a cell of St Wandrille's Abbey in Normandy until the 14th century.[8]
Local issues in Ecclesfield civil parish are governed by Ecclesfield Parish Council. Parts of Ecclesfield were annexed by Sheffield City Council in 1968 and are now outside the civil parish boundaries and are under the sole control of Sheffield City Council.[9] The civil parish includes all of the West Ecclesfield ward and most of the East Ecclesfield ward of Sheffield. These wards are part of the Sheffield Hillsborough parliamentary constituency, which is represented in the House of Commons by MP Angela Smith of the Labour Party who has held the seat since 2005.[10]
Ecclesfield is located in the north of Sheffield, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Sheffield City Centre. The suburb of Ecclesfield is in the south eastern part of the civil parish with the suburbs of Chapeltown and High Green to the north and Grenoside to the west. The elevation of the suburb ranges from about 60 metres (200 ft) to 120 metres (390 ft) above mean sea level.[11]
At the time of the United Kingdom 2001 Census the population of Ecclesfield civil parish was 31,609 people.[1] The population of the suburb itself, which extends beyond the boundaries of the civil parish was about 7000 people[12] The ethnic mix was 98.3% white (White British, White Irish, or White Other), 0.4% Asian, 0.4% Black British, 0.1% Chinese, and 0.8% mixed race.
Below is a table outlining population change of the parish in 50 year increments since 1801.
| Year | 1801 | 1851 | 1901 | 1951 | 2001 | ||||||||
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| Population | 5,114 | 10,005 | 33,808 | 30,262 | 31,609 | ||||||||
| Source: A Vision of Britain through Time[13] | |||||||||||||
The Church of St. Mary is a Grade I listed building,[14] and the remains of Ecclesfield Priory and the Whitley Hall Hotel are Grade II* listed.[15][16] Greno Wood is listed as Grade B on the English Nature Invertebrate Site Register, and is considered of special archaeological and geological significance.[17]
The main road transport routes through Ecclesfield are the A61, which runs north-south through the parish, and the M1 motorway, which skirts the parish's eastern edge.[11] Bus services provided by First South Yorkshire, Stagecoach Sheffield, Powells Bus Co., and TM Travel link the suburb with Sheffield City Centre, Barnsley, Rotherham, and the Meadowhall Centre, as well as the surrounding suburbs.[18] Chapeltown railway station, which is in the Chapeltown suburb connects the parish with central Sheffield, Huddersfield and Leeds.
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