Upper Midhope

Upper Midhope

Upper Midhope
Upper Midhope
 Upper Midhope shown within Sheffield
Metropolitan boroughSheffield
Metropolitan county South Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHEFFIELD
Postcode district S36
Dialling code 0114
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentPenistone and Stocksbridge
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Coordinates: 53°29′38″N 1°40′30″W / 53.494°N 1.675°W / 53.494; -1.675

Upper Midhope (archaic Over Midhope) is a village in the civil parish of Bradfield within the Stocksbridge and Upper Don electoral ward in the borough of the City of Sheffield, England. It lies just on the edge of the Peak District national park.

Historical the habitation, together with Nether Midhope (Midhopestones), were collective known as Midhope.[1]

Geography and history

Upper Midhope, formerly 'Over Midhope',[1] is a village in northwest of civil parish of Bradfield, close to the village of Langsett, located at a local high point between Langsett Reservoir and Midhope Reservoir.[2] Together with the village of Midhopestones (formerly Nether Midhope), the village forms the settlement referred to as Midhope (archaic Middop or Middup).[1]

The Conservation Area Appraisal states that the hamlet dates to at least the medieval period, with records dating back to 1227 and archaeological evidence that goes back further.[3] The village was a traditional rural settlement; its relatively high location led to sheep farming as the main economic activity, bee keeping was also practised. At the end of the 19th century land around Upper Midhope was acquired by Sheffield Corporation for the construction of reservoirs. A number of dwellings were lost during the construction of the Langsett Reservoir, as well as the original connecting road to Langsett. During the 20th century the village became increasingly used as a residential village; as of 2009 most of the village is now residential, including the use of former barns converted to dwellings.[4]

The village was made a conservation area in 1977.[4] There are a number of historic buildings, including four listed structures dating from the 17th or 18th centuries: Town Head Cottages,[5] and three buildings with cruck frame constructions: Well Bank Farm, Manor Farmhouse, and a set of buildings at Well Bank Farmhouse/Sycamore Cottage.[6][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Midhopestones Conservation Area Appraisal (Final Draft)" (PDF). Sheffield City Council. October 2007. 5.3 Place names. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Ordnance Survey. 1:2500. c.2012
  3. ↑ "Midhopestones Conservation Area Appraisal". Sheffield Council. 2007. p. 8. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Conservation Area Appraisal Upper Midhope" (PDF). Peak District National Park Authority. November 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Town Head Cottages (1132826)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Barn at Well Bank Farm (1132831)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse (1192641)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Wellbank Farmhouse including 1 Wellbank Cottages and Sycamore Cottage (1192651)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
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