OS grid reference TG262869 Country England Post town SHEFFIELD Local time Thursday 5:55 AM District North East Derbyshire | Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district S12 Shire county Derbyshire | |
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Ridgeway is a district of North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
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Map of Ridgeway, Sheffield, UK
Location
Ridgeway lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles south-east of Sheffield City Centre.
History
It is believed to be around 700 years old, and would once have been part of Sherwood Forest.
It is still a self-contained village, within North East Derbyshire, and is in the Moss Valley Conservation Area.
Ridgeway originally consisted of three smaller settlements- Sloadlane, Ridgeway and Ridgeway Moor. Also, many people amalgamate the nearby villages of Birley Hey, 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 Manufactury. 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 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.
Facilities
Ridgeway has a primary school (Ridgeway Primary School), a church (St. Johns Church), a Methodist chapel, four pubs (The Bridge Inn, The Swan, The Queen's Head and The Phoenix Inn), a Craft Centre (Ridgeway Craft Centre), sports facilities (football, tennis, bowls, cricket) and a Michelin star restaurant (The Old Vicarage).