Mosboroughis a village in theCity of SheffieldinSouth Yorkshire,England. Historically part of Derbyshire, the village was named afterThe Mossriver which flows through the village. During the late 19th century and 20th century, the village was noted for itssteelmaking,withHutton & Co.Sickleworks being based at nearbyRidgeway.[1]The village expanded due to developments in nearbyOwlthorpe,WestfieldsandWaterthorpe.Mosborough, which was atownshipat the time, was transferred from Derbyshire to the West Riding of Yorkshire as part of Sheffield.
| Mosborough | |
|---|---|
 High Street,Mosborough | |
  Mosborough Location withinSouth Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK408838 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode district | S20 |
| Dialling code | 0114 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
The village has a number of schools, including the Mosborough Primary School andWestfield School.Today, there has been a lot of development of housing, due to its proximity to the Derbyshire and to the South Yorkshire border.[2]
History
editThe first mention of the village comes from 9th centuryAnglo Saxonrecords ofDerbyshireland owners. The village was then known as Moresburgh, 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 theRother Valley Country Parkstands today and extended to areas ofDerbyshire,Nottinghamshire,West YorkshireandLincolnshire.Today the only remnants of the 'Great Forest' isSherwood Forest.[3]
The area was settled by theAngles.The invasions took place at the end of the Romanic period around 500AD. Prior to these invasions the area was part of theKingdom of Mercia,the localShire Brookformed the border with the neighbouring kingdom ofNorthumbria.Being so close to the border meant the hamlet was prone to invasions.
The Sheffield Museum contains a number of bones and flint tools unearthed in the area during the 19th century, dating back to theNeolithic period,this shows the area was inhabited long before the Angles settled.
Mosborough Hallwas built during the 17th century, once notably being owned byWilliam Carey,today the building is operated as a hotel, and isGrade-II listed.[4][5]
In later centuries, the village became part ofEckingtonparish, with the nearbySt Peter and St Paul's Churchserving the local area. TheSitwell baronetsof nearbyRenishaw Hallserved as theLords of the Manorfor centuries. From the late 16th century, the area was known for itsSickleandScythesmithing industry, withHutton & Co's being founded in 1760, and operating the neatby Phoenix Works. The business existed until 1988, becoming one of the last traditional garden tool smithing works to exist in the United Kingdom. The nearbyThomas Staniforth & Co.atHackenthorpealso provided employment.[6]
The village has a number ofpublic housesincluding 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.
References
edit- ^"History of Mosborough, in Sheffield and Derbyshire | Map and description".visionofbritain.org.uk.Retrieved4 September2020.
- ^Gillow, Joseph (1885).A literary and biographical history or bibliographical dictionary of the English Catholics from 1534.Burns & Oates.
- ^Sheffield.), Samuel Bagshaw (of (1846).History, gazetteer and directory of Derbyshire, with the town of Burton-upon-Trent.
- ^Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry.H. Colburn. 1838.
- ^"About us".Mosborough.Retrieved4 September2020.
- ^Co, T. Bulmer & (1895).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.