The origins of Sheffield street names

[lollipops]

hi does anyone know of why sheffield street names are called what they are and if they have changed.

ie

Pond Street - the ponds that powered a number of mills

Bank Street from the private bank at the end of the street

Sycamore Street - after the trees between Tudor Place and River Sheaf

Button Lane - Button making once flourished there

Fargate - means the Far Way

 

Black Lame Lane - now Broomhall Street

[KLL8]

Stannington view road in Crookes was named because it has a view of Stannington. That what me dad told me and who am I to argue lol. It does sound right.

[Alpha24]

Waterstones had a book on this subject on the local book section the last time i was in there

[jharkes]

How recently were you in the store? Do you remember the title of the book?

[Alpha24]

Sorry don't remember the title but it was only last month and it covered most of if not all areas of Sheffield

[Meaks]

This one

 

I think I have a copy somewhere, pretty sure it wasn't that expensive either. I'll check later.

[Alpha24]

Thats the one Meaks

[okismoki]

a lot of the roads on parson cross are named after poets.....buchanan,keats,collinson ,southey,wordsworth,falstaff,north hill......ok,i made that one up.

[Ms Macbeth]

This one

 

I think I have a copy somewhere, pretty sure it wasn't that expensive either. I'll check later.

 

There's a copy in Weston Park Museum for reference. In fact quite a few books about Sheffield available there for browsing.

 

IIRC the names of roads near where I live in Hillsborough: Wynyard; Dixon; Dorothy; Lennox; were named after members of (I think) the Dixon Family who owned much of the land in the area, and built many of the houses.

[DT Ralge]

Just had Letsby Avenue pointed out to me this afternoon - yep, at the end of this road is the police HQ (airport ind estate).

No road signs but that's what came up on the SatNav - someone having a laugh?