Mosborough
| Mosborough | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 High Street, Mosborough | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK408838 |
| Location: | 53°19’37"N, 1°21’57"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Sheffield |
| Postcode: | S20 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Sheffield |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sheffield South East |
Mosborough is a village in Derbyshire, at the edge of the conurbation stretching out from Sheffield and spilling across the county border. It is in the north-west of Derbyshire, a mile and a half south of the Shire Brook (the border with Yorkshire) and seven miles south-east of Sheffield’s city centre.
Echoing its name, the Moss river flows through the area.
During much of the late 19th and 20th centuries the village was noted for its steelmaking, with Hutton & Co. Sickle works being based at nearby Ridgeway.[1]
Today the village has seen much development in terms of housing, however due to its setting on the outskirts of Sheffield, it maintains a rural setting alongside villages including Eckington, Ridgeway, Highlane and Dronfield, as well as hamlets including Plumbley, Ford, Troway and Bramley.
History
The first mention of the village comes from 9th century Anglo Saxon records of Derbyshire landowners. The village was then known as Moresburh, which gradually evolved into Mosburg and later Moresborowe. The then hamlet stood on the edges of the 'Great Forest' which stood in the area where the Rother Valley Country Park stands today and extended to areas of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, the West Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Today the only remnants of the 'Great Forest' is Sherwood Forest.[2]
Mosborough Hall was built during the 17th century, once notably being owned by William Carey, today the building is operated as a hotel, and is Grade-II listed.[3][4]
In later centuries, the village became part of Eckington parish, with the nearby St Peter and St Paul's Church serving the local area. The Sitwell baronets of nearby Renishaw Hall served as the Lords of the Manor]] for centuries. From the late 16th century, the area was known for its sickle and scythe smithing industry, with Hutton & Co's being founded in 1760, and operating the neatby Phoenix Works. The business exited until 1988, becoming one of the last traditional garden tool smithing works to exist in the United Kingdom. The nearby Thomas Staniforth & Co. at Hackenthorpe also provided employment.[5]
About the village
The village has a number of public houses including the British Oak, The George & Dragon, The Alma and the Queen Hotel. A number of pubs have operated in the original village over the years including the Fitzwilliam and the Duke William.
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References
- ↑ "History of Mosborough, in Sheffield and Derbyshire | Map and description". https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24502.
- ↑ Sheffield.), Samuel Bagshaw (of (1846) (in en). History, gazetteer and directory of Derbyshire, with the town of Burton-upon-Trent. https://books.google.com/books?id=GvoGAAAAQAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA642&dq=mosborough+history&hl=en.
- ↑ (in en) Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. H. Colburn. 1838. https://books.google.com/books?id=SKM9HwbXW_8C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA673&dq=mosborough+history&hl=en.
- ↑ "About us" (in en). https://www.mosboroughhall.co.uk/about-us.
- ↑ Co, T. Bulmer & (1895) (in en). History, Topography, and Directory of Derbyshire: Comprising Its History and Archaeology : a General View of Its Physical and Geological Features, with Separate Historical and Topographical Descriptions of Each Town, Parish, Manor, and Extra-parochial Liberty. Proprietors. https://books.google.com/books?id=eD0JAAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA241&dq=mosborough+history&hl=en.