Johnh Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Originally posted by DanSumption I admit I've always found the "Halfway" and "Intake" buses a bit puzzling. Not quite as odd as the ones which ran past my house in East Ham though, with "Cyprus" on the front. sawa bus in hartshead in Sheffield, with Saigon written on the front, I can only guess it was Miss Saigon, the show in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhopkinson Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Originally posted by owdlad Can you remember Reaneys shop on the opposite corner to the pub? Hi There Owdlad, how ya doin!! Counting back from High Moor we have Norwood,Killamarsh, Halfway. what is the next village as you travel staight into Sheffield Is it Mosborough. Just trying to solve the question to Halfway to where. Hope ya keeping well. Regards Vera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Hi Vera, nice to hear from you again, I hope your keeping well. You missed out Holbrook in the count down from High Moor to Mosborough, it was between Killamarsh and Halfway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhopkinson Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Originally posted by owdlad Hi Vera, nice to hear from you again, I hope your keeping well. You missed out Holbrook in the count down from High Moor to Mosborough, it was between Killamarsh and Halfway. Oops!! Owdlad forget that one must have been a (seniors Moment) Regards Vera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostrider Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Originally posted by johnybegood Mosborough is named after the the Moss family who owned the local mines and as such named the the place. Just in case anyone is confused at the origins of the name Mosborough: MOSBOROUGH [Moresburg] (Old English) burg ="fort, fortified manor" on the (Old English) mor ="moor, marsh". The name Mosborough was derived from Moresburgh, which means "Fort on the Moor". The lands of Mosborough and Eckington were bequeathed in 1002AD by Wulfric Spot to Morcare a supposed counsellor to Ethelred the Unready, but following the Norman Conquest the Saxon landowners were replaced by Norman ones and William the Conqueror bestowed the lands in this area in 1086 to Ralph Fitzhubert. Robert FitzHubert (Ralph) (lord of Mosborough in 1086) held several lordships in chief. His lineage is not well defined. That he was kinsman of Henri de Ferrierers is reasonably certain. The father, Hubert de Corcun, (now Curzon) a seigneur of a fief in the barony of Ferrierers in Normandy, held West Lockinge in Berkshire of Henri de Ferrers, the tenant in chief. He was not necessarily a 'natural' son, a Fitz myth long since exploded. Boscherville, Curzon and Livet were all surnames deriving from this feoffment. MosboroughWeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parcher Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I have also been puzzled about Halfway too. In fact there are a few places round here that I questioned when I moved up here. Wales was one of them, a workmate said she lived in Wales and I couldn't help wondering what time she got up to come to work .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damkina Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 ""Also it was a good place to rob travellers as you may have heard of Jim 'Hell' Heckington an infamous local robber not disimilar to Robin Hood - Hence the nearby village Eckington. Mosborough is named after the the Moss family who owned the local mines and as such named the the place."" You might want to check this again, as the "WELLS" family owned many of the mines around Eckington and Mossborough, as well as some of the local Halls at one time. Damkina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostrider Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Originally posted by Damkina ""Also it was a good place to rob travellers as you may have heard of Jim 'Hell' Heckington an infamous local robber not disimilar to Robin Hood - Hence the nearby village Eckington. WRONG Mosborough is named after the the Moss family who owned the local mines and as such named the the place."" WRONG You might want to check this again, as the "WELLS" family owned many of the mines around Eckington and Mossborough, as well as some of the local Halls at one time. WRONG BUT A BIT RIGHT. Damkina GO HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandem Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 When we first moved down to England from Scotland, and I found out I was going to school in a place called Halfway, well you can imagine my confusion.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesmorgan Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I'm sure this has been asked before but I can't find it, I have to know after living in Sheffield for over a decade. What is 'Halfway' halfway between? Does anyone know??? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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