Owlerton Stadium
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.Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Stadium
- Description: sports stadium in Sheffield
- Also known as: “Sheffield Sports Stadium”
- Address: Penistone Road, Owlerton, Sheffield, S6 2DE
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Hillsborough Stadium is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Owlerton Stadium.
Church of St John The Baptist And Attached Boundary Wall And Gates
Church
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St John The Baptist And Attached Boundary Wall And Gates is situated 770 feet southwest of Owlerton Stadium.
Hillsborough Park
Park
Hillsborough Park is a large parkland area in Hillsborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated three miles north-west of the city centre. It is owned by Sheffield City Council and is one of the 13 designated "City Parks". Hillsborough Park is situated 1,800 feet west of Owlerton Stadium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Owlerton and Hillsborough.
Owlerton
Neighborhood
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.
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.
Wadsley Bridge
Neighborhood
Wadsley Bridge is a suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, 3 miles northwest of the city centre. The area is a mixture of residential housing and small industrial and commercial premises. The suburb falls within the Hillsborough ward of the City.
Owlerton Stadium
- Categories: recreation area, sports location, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.40623° or 53° 24′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.49254° or 1° 29′ 33″ westInception
1929Open location code
9C5WCG44+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 23049344OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadiumOpenStreetMap feature
sport=dog_racingOpenStreetMap feature
sport=speedwayWikidata ID
Q7114883
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