Drakes Descent
Drakes Descent is a work of art in Sheffield, England. Drakes Descent is situated nearby to the health club PureGym, as well as near the recreation area Ochre Dike Lane Playing Fields.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crystal Peaks and Crystal Peaks bus station.
Crystal Peaks
Shopping center
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Crystal Peaks is a shopping centre and retail park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Established in 1988, the centre attracts around 11 million visitors a year. Crystal Peaks is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Drakes Descent.
Crystal Peaks bus station
Bus station
Crystal Peaks is a shopping centre and retail park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Established in 1988, the centre attracts around 11 million visitors a year. Crystal Peaks bus station is situated 1,000 feet south of Drakes Descent.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Beighton
Church
Photo: David Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated in Beighton, a suburb of the City of Sheffield, England. It is located just off High Street, it is the parish church for the parish of Beighton and a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Mary the Virgin, Beighton is situated 4,200 feet east of Drakes Descent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hackenthorpe and Normanton Spring.
Hackenthorpe
Suburb
Hackenthorpe is a village 5 miles south east of Sheffield’s city centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to much expansion, the village became a part of Sheffield city during the 1950s.
Normanton Spring
Neighborhood
Normanton Spring, also called Normanton Springs, is a suburb and former hamlet located 4 miles east of Sheffield City Centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to expansion during the 1960s, the hamlet became a part of Sheffield. Normanton Spring is situated 1½ miles northwest of Drakes Descent.
Frecheville
Suburb
Frecheville is a suburb five miles south-east of Sheffield city centre. The estate was built in the 1930s when the area was in Derbyshire. However, due to expansion, Frecheville and a number of surrounding villages became part of the city of Sheffield in 1967 and thus the West Riding of Yorkshire. Frecheville is situated 2 miles west of Drakes Descent.
Drakes Descent
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.34446° or 53° 20′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.35564° or 1° 21′ 20″ westInception
1998Open location code
9C5W8JVV+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 13609664042OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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