Wigtwizzle
| Wigtwizzle | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 Road out of Wigtwizzle | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK248956 |
| Location: | 53°27’27"N, 1°37’36"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Sheffield |
| Postcode: | S36 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Sheffield |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sheffield Hallam |
Wigtwizzle is a hamlet in the West Riding of Yorkshire, six miles south of Penistone and twelve miles north-west of Sheffield.
History
In the 15th century, the name of the hamlet was recorded as Wigtwisle,[1] in the 16th century as Wigtwizle,[2] and Wiggtwisle in the 17th century.[3] The name derives from an Anglo-Saxon owner named Wicga, and means Wicga's land at the confluence of two streams, (Allas Lane Dike, and Lee Lane Dike, both of which flow into Broomhead Reservoir).[4][5][6] Up until the 1960s, it was still recorded as Wightwizzle, but modern mapping uses Wigtwizzle without the 'H'.[4] It is thought that both Wigtwizzle and nearby Brightholmlee, whilst not directly mentioned in the Domesday Book, may have been part of one of the 16 Berewicks of Hallamshire that were mentioned in the book.[7]
The hamlet used to have a large house known as Wigtwizzle Hall.[8] It was believed to have been built in 1610, but was demolished in 1935 and the stone used partly to build the local reservoirs of Broomhead and More Hall.[9][10] There used to be a pub in the village known as the Sportsman's Arms (or Sportsman Inn), after closure it was used by Sheffield City Council as a woodyard and has since been converted into a house.[11][12]
Wigtwizzle was part of the parish of Ecclesfield in the wapentake of Upper Strafforth. It is now part of the civil parish of Bradfield, under which the ten-year censuses are recorded.
The land to the west of the hamlet is known as Wightwizzle Common and extended the three miles to Howden Edge, which is the boundary between Derbyshire and Yorkshire.[13] The road to the west of the hamlet was part of the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire under the name Côte de Wigtwizzle.[14][15]
To the south of the hamlet is Canyards Hills SSSI.[16]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Hey 2014, p. 25.
- ↑ "Abstract of deeds relating to Wigtwizle (Wigtwizzle)". https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/ad4171dd-65f9-4fa6-bd0d-0b5c16ee629e.
- ↑ Place-Names
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Smith, Albert Hugh (1961). Lower & Upper Strafforth and Staincross Wapentakes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 229. OCLC 258654754.
- ↑ Himelfield, Dave (22 May 2021). "Yorkshire's silliest sounding place names and what they mean". Yorkshire Live. https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/yorkshires-silliest-sounding-place-names-20630710.
- ↑ Hey 2014, p. 33.
- ↑ Hey 2014, p. 32.
- ↑ Hey, David (1979). The making of South Yorkshire. Ashbourne: Moorland Publishing. p. 135. ISBN 0903485443.
- ↑ Hey 2014, p. 38–39.
- ↑ "Wigtwizzle". https://penistonearchive.co.uk/wigtwizzle/.
- ↑ "The Sportsman's Arms, Wigtwizzle". https://www.stocksbridgetimespast.co.uk/sportsmans-arms-wigtwizzle.
- ↑ White, William (1849). General Directory of Sheffield, 1849. Sheffield: White. p. 371. OCLC 270790400.
- ↑ Hey 2014, p. 37.
- ↑ "Tour de Yorkshire pulls in millions for Serge Pauwels' first triumph". The Guardian. 30 April 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/apr/30/tour-de-yorkshire-millions-serge-pauwels.
- ↑ "2017 Tour de Yorkshire route announced". BBC Sport. 2 December 2016. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38174348.
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Canyards Hills
- Hey, David (January 2014). "The mediæval origins of south Pennine farms: the case of Westmondhalgh Bierlow". Agricultural History Review 62 (1). SSN 0002-1490.
