River Sheaf
| River Sheaf | ||
 River Sheaf in Sheffield flowing along Victorian factories |
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| location | South Yorkshire , England | |
| River system | Humber | |
| Drain over | River Don → Ouse → Humber → North Sea | |
| origin | The confluence of Totley Brook and Old Hay Brook in the Sheffielder district of Totley 53 ° 19 ′ 12 ″ N , 1 ° 31 ′ 25 ″ W |
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| muzzle | near Blonk Street Bridge underground in the Don coordinates: 53 ° 23 '8 " N , 1 ° 27' 44" W 53 ° 23 '8 " N , 1 ° 27' 44" W.
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The River Sheaf is a river in Sheffield in the county of South Yorkshire in northern England .
course
The river arises from the confluence of the Totley Brook and the Old Hay Brook in Totley , now a district of Sheffield. It flows to the north of Dore along and through the valley Abbeydale , so named because of the established in the 12th century former Abbey Beauchief Abbey , which is located on the banks of the Sheaf. The river runs further north of the Heeley borough and is directed into a culvert through which it runs under Sheffield city center, with the river occasionally running above ground. Near the bridge Blonk Street Bridge of the River Sheaf in the empties River Don . This section of the Sheaf, along with the Don, formed two borders of Sheffield Castle .
Surname
Until the 17th century the name of the river Scheth or Sheath was written. The origin of the word is traced back to Old English sced , meaning watershed , or the word sceth , meaning divorce. Historically, the sheaf was the border between the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria . The river formed the border between Yorkshire and Derbyshire counties until the 20th century .
The name of the city of Sheffield is derived from the name of this river. The tributaries of the River Sheaf are the Porter Brook and the Meers Brook . The River Sheaf has been extremely polluted by centuries of industrial drainage from steel mills and other iron-processing industries and is slowly beginning to regenerate. The river supplied these industries with energy and was also used as a drain for industrial waste. An example of pre-industrial use is the listed Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet .
Sheaf Valley Walk
A walking route, the Sheaf Valley Walk , is currently being developed by Sheffield City Council . This hiking route is intended to lead along the relics of the river's industrial past to its origins in the Peak District National Park .
literature
- Sidney Oldall Addy: A Glossary of Words Used in the Neighborhood of Sheffield. Including a Selection of Local Names, and Some Notices of Folk-Lore, Games, and Customs . Trubner & Co, London 1888.