Fulwood (ward), South Yorkshire
53°21′54″N 1°32′38″W / 53.365°N 1.544°W
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Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
UK Parliament | ||
Councillors | Sue Alston (Liberal Democrats) Andrew Sangar (Liberal Democrats) Cliff Woodcraft (Liberal Democrats) | |
Fulwood ward—which includes the
Geography
Fulwood ward is located on the hills that overlook Sheffield from the west, it is bordered to the north by the
History
Fulwood ward was created when Sheffield's electoral wards were redrawn in June 2004, prior to that most of the Fulwood ward was the old Hallam ward — created in 1934 when the Ecclesall Bierlow ward was subdivided. It covers most of the area that was Upper Hallam—one of the six townships that made up ancient parish of Sheffield. This area was sparsely populated well into the 19th century. In 1811 there were only 866 residents in its 8836 acres (36 km2). A description of Sheffield from 1832 describes the area as "wild and dreary, with a population scanty in the extreme". Redmires Road, which runs from the
Districts of Fulwood ward
Fulwood
Fulwood (grid reference SK303858) is a suburb of Sheffield.[3] In ancient times this area was part of a large forest—the name Fulwood means a wet, marshy woodland. In Mediaeval times it formed part of Rivelin Firth, the hunting chase of the Lords of the Manor of Sheffield. It developed into a wealthy residential district in the 19th century and many houses from this period still exist. Amongst the historic buildings in Fulwood are the Old Chapel, which was built in 1729 (the old village stocks still stand outside this church), Fulwood Hall, built in 1620 and Stumperlowe Hall. According to the Indices of Deprivation 2007, the district of Fulwood (i.e. Fulwood village as opposed to the ward as a whole, which is a much larger area) is the second-least deprived area of the city after Ecclesall. Fulwood had a population of 3,608 in 2011.[4]
Ranmoor
Ranmoor (grid reference SK317862) is a suburb of Sheffield just to the east of Fulwood notable for its large church, St John's. This church was opened 24 April 1879 but was almost entirely destroyed by fire on 2 January 1887. All that survived from the original church was the tower and spire, which still stands today. A new building was built and the church reopened on 9 September 1888.
Lodge Moor
Lodge Moor (grid reference SK291861) is a suburb of Sheffield to the west of Fulwood. It lies on the edge of open countryside and is home to a large golf course.
Hospital
The hospital was founded in 1888 and closed in the 1990s. On 9 December 1955 a
Prisoner of war camp
There was a
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Long Causway Management Plan" (PDF). Peak District National Park. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Sheffield City Council – Fulwood Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fulwood is made up of 12 output areas in the Fulwood ward http://ukcensusdata.com/fulwood-e05001052#sthash.aMxLXuem.DZONoLxC.dpbs
External links
- Fulwood Old Chapel
- Friends of the Porter Valley
- Sources for the history of Fulwood Produced by Sheffield City Council's Libraries and Archives