Wincobank
Wincobank is an Iron Age hill fort near Wincobank in Sheffield, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Martin Speck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in South Yorkshire
- Also known as: “Wincobank Camp” and “Wincobank Hill Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Thomas, Brightside and Firth Park.
St Thomas, Brightside
Theater building
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Thomas is a former Anglican church in the Brightside area of Sheffield in England which now serves as a circus training school. The Sheffield and Rotherham Railway opened in 1838, and both industry and housing spread along its route through the Lower Don Valley. St Thomas, Brightside is situated 2,800 feet south of Wincobank.
Firth Park
Park
Firth Park is a public park in the Firth Park area of the City of Sheffield in England. It is located 2.33 miles north-northeast of the city centre. The main entrance to the park is on Hucklow Road although there are several entrances on Firth Park Road to the east and one on Vivian Road to the south. Firth Park is situated 3,100 feet west of Wincobank.
Meadowhall Interchange
Railway station
Photo: Captain Scarlet, CC BY 2.5.
Meadowhall Interchange is a transport interchange located in north-east Sheffield, consisting of a combined heavy rail station, tram stop and bus and coach station. Meadowhall Interchange is situated 4,200 feet east of Wincobank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wincobank and Brightside.
Wincobank
Suburb
Shiregreen and Brightside ward—which includes the districts of Brightside, Shiregreen, and Wincobank—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England.
Brightside
Suburb
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brightside is an industrial area of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England lying on a hill north of Attercliffe and the River Don. Brightside was recorded in the fifteenth century as "Brekesherth", when it was home to some mills.
Grimesthorpe
Suburb
Burngreave ward—which includes the districts of Burngreave, Fir Vale, Grimesthorpe, Pitsmoor, and Shirecliffe—is one of the 28 electoral wards in Sheffield, England.
Wincobank
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.41437° or 53° 24′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.43305° or 1° 25′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C5WCH78+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 854077261OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q8023890
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In Other Languages
“Wincobank” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Wincobank”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wincobank”. Photo: Martin Speck, CC BY-SA 2.0.