Owlerton
Owlerton is a suburb of the city of Sheffield, England, 2.2 miles northwest of the city centre near the confluence of the River Don and River Loxley. Owlerton was a small rural village from the Early Middle Ages; it became part of Sheffield in the early 1900s as the city expanded.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hillsborough Stadium and Church of St John The Baptist And Attached Boundary Wall And Gates.
Hillsborough Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Hillsborough Stadium is a football stadium in the area of Owlerton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. With a total capacity of 39,732, it has been the home of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club since opening in 1899.
Church of St John The Baptist And Attached Boundary Wall And Gates
Church
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Owlerton Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY 3.0.
Owlerton Stadium, also known as Sheffield Stadium, is a purpose-built speedway stadium built in 1929, which hosts greyhound racing five-times a week. The track is in Owlerton near Hillsborough in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillsborough and Walkley.
Hillsborough
Suburb
Photo: Terry Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hillsborough is a suburb in north-west Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The centre of the district is popularly thought to be 'Hillsborough Corner' where Langsett Road, Middlewood Road, Holme Lane and Bradfield Road all meet.
Walkley
Suburb
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walkley is a suburb of Sheffield, England, west of Burngreave, south of Hillsborough and north-east of Crookes. The area consists mainly of Victorian stone-fronted terraced housing and has a relatively high student population.
Owlerton
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.40447° or 53° 24′ 16″ northLongitude
-1.4951° or 1° 29′ 42″ westElevation
233 feet (71 metres)Open location code
9C5WCG33+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 9631247213OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Owlerton” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Όουλερτον”
- Japanese: “オウラートン”
- Russian: “Оулертон”
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