Bishops’ House
Bishops' House is a half-timbered house in the Norton Lees district of the City of Sheffield, England. It was built c. 1500 and is located on the southern tip of Meersbrook Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house museum
- Also known as: “Bishop’s House”, “Bishops House”, and “Bishops‘ House”
- Address: Norton Lees Lane, Sheffield, S8 9BE
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Church and Centre, Norton Lees, Sheffield and Meersbrook Park.
St Paul’s Church and Centre, Norton Lees, Sheffield
Church
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St Paul's Church and Centre is a Parish Church in the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield located at the junction of Norton Lees Lane and Angerford Avenue, just above Meersbrook Park. St Paul’s Church and Centre, Norton Lees, Sheffield is situated 770 feet southwest of Bishops’ House.
Meersbrook Park
Park
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Meersbrook Park is set on a steep hillside in Meersbrook, Sheffield, England, offering panoramic views over central Sheffield to the north. Within the park are two historic buildings: Bishops' House and Meersbrook Hall. Meersbrook Park is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Bishops’ House.
Norton Cemetery
Cemetery
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Norton Cemetery is one of the city of Sheffield's many cemeteries. It was opened on 6 June 1869, and covers 6 acres. Norton is a smaller cemetery running along two alleys spanning to the right and the left from the two gate houses. Norton Cemetery is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Bishops’ House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meersbrook and Norton Lees.
Meersbrook
Suburb
Meersbrook is a neighbourhood of the Heeley area in the south-west of Sheffield, England, 2 miles south of the city centre and bordered by Norton Lees to the south and the Meersbrook allotment site to the east.
Norton Lees
Suburb
Norton Lees is a residential suburb in the Graves Park ward of the City of Sheffield, England located to the east of Woodseats.
Heeley
Suburb
Heeley was a cluster of small villages which now form a suburb in the south of the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The village has existed at least since 1343, its name deriving from Heah Leah, High Lea then Hely, meaning a high, woodland clearing.
Bishops’ House
- Categories: historic house museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.35131° or 53° 21′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.47027° or 1° 28′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C5W9G2H+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 95697054OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q125481
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Bishops’ House” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bishops‘ House”
- French: “Bishops‘ House”
- French: “Bishops’ House”
- German: “Bishops’ House”
- Irish: “Bishops‘ House”
- Irish: “Bishops’ House”
- Portuguese: “Bishops‘ House”
- Portuguese: “Bishops’ House”
- Spanish: “Bishops‘ House”
- Spanish: “Bishops’ House”
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