Grimesthorpe
Burngreave ward—which includes the districts of Burngreave, Fir Vale, Grimesthorpe, Pitsmoor, and Shirecliffe—is one of the 28 electoral wards in Sheffield, England.- Type: Suburb
- Description: area in Sheffield, UK
- Also known as: “Grimesthorpe, Sheffield” and “Grimesthorpe, South Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Thomas, Brightside and Sheffield Arena.
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.
Sheffield Arena
Stadium
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheffield Arena, known for sponsorship purposes as Utilita Arena Sheffield, is a multi-purpose arena located in Sheffield, England. It is situated near Meadowhall and lies between Sheffield city centre and Rotherham town centre.
Wincobank
Archaeological site
Photo: Martin Speck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wincobank is an Iron Age hill fort near Wincobank in Sheffield, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Page Hall and Carbrook.
Page Hall
Suburb
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Page Hall is a suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Located 2 miles north-east of Sheffield City Centre, it falls within the Burngreave ward of the city.
Carbrook
Suburb
Carbrook is an industrial area of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England to the south-east of Brightside. The suburb is named for the Carr Brook, which ran through the area until the late eighteenth century.
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
- Category: locality
- Location: Ecclesfield, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.40669° or 53° 24′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.43552° or 1° 26′ 8″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB GPEOpen location code
9C5WCH47+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 29621701OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2647887Wikidata ID
Q96079660
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In Other Languages
“Grimesthorpe” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grimesthorpe”
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