Ridgeway, Derbyshire
| Ridgeway | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 St John The Evangelist Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK401811 |
| Location: | 53°19’52"N, 1°23’49"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Sheffield |
| Postcode: | S12 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North East Derbyshire |
Ridgeway is a village in north-eastern Derbyshire, close by the edge of the townscape spilling out from Sheffield to the north. It is two miles south of the Yorkshire border, and around five miles south-east of Sheffield City Centre.
The village is surrounded by a number of hamlets and villages with Highlane to the north, Ford, Bramley and Birley Hay to the south, Plumbley and Mosborough to the east and Troway and Geerlane to the west.
History
Ridgeway is believed to be around 700 years old, and would once have been part of Sherwood Forest. It is still a self-contained village, in a Conservation Area.
Ridgeway originally consisted of three smaller settlements- Sloadlane, Ridgeway and Ridgeway Moor. Also, many people amalgamate the nearby villages of Birley Hay, Ford and Highlane with the above settlements, though they do virtually run into one another today.
Ridgeway was once deeply involved in the local industry of sickle and scythe manufacturing, like its neighbouring villages. At one time, it had a large industrial scale scythe manufactury known as the Commonside Sickle Manufactory. It has now been converted into apartments. Similar manufacturies could be found at Birley Hey, a hamlet built entirely as of industry, at Highlane, where Hutton & Co that ran the Phoenix Works resided and at Mosborough. Grindstones, likely brought in from Millstone quarries from what was to be the Peak district or Rotherham, stand testament to this old industry, and many can be found literally built into people's houses.
About the village
Ridgeway has two churches:
- St John The Evangelist Church (Church of England);
- Ridgeway Methodist Church
There are four pubs: The Bridge Inn, The Swan, The Queen's Head and The Phoenix Inn. There is also a restaurant, The Old Vicarage.
The village has sports facilities, for football, tennis, bowls, cricket.
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