Cyclone Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I thought it was halfway between beighton and eckington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumatic Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I thought it was halfway between beighton and eckington. Well it's going to be halfway between lots of pairs of places - the issue is which is the relevant pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simondjuk Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I think it is because it's halfway between Sheffield and Chesterfield. How can it be halfway between Sheffield and Chesterfield? Halfway is in the Sheffield area, not Chesterfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 well beighton and eckington are two of the three closest villages, I think it's more likely it was called that by locals than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticusFinch Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I've always though that it's a bizarre name. In theory, for straight-line distances it's halfway between any two places that are equidistant from it and collinear. If you're talking about any distance (i.e. not straight line) then it's halfway between any two points on the globe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberghost Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I was told its because it s halfway to nowhere being so crap with nothing in it, sorry no offence meant to anyone who lives there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenH Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 The problem with working out the significance of the name is that this is the Sheffield forum and everyone assumes it must be something to do with Sheffield. In fact Halfway is on the road that links Chesterfield with Rotherham and is halfway between the two. At one time Rotherham was a bigger and more important place than Sheffield as was Chesterfield. If we were to drive that route today then we would take a different route or might even take the motorway, but there is actually a fairly straght line route between the two places that goes through Halfway. The modern roads have changed and have new names but it is still called the Rotherham road south of Halfway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyLover Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 everywhere is halfway between two places - so why not call everywhere "Halfway"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heyesey Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 everywhere is halfway between two places - so why not call everywhere "Halfway"! Not everywhere has, as its sole significant reason for existence, the fact that it's a coach stop halfway between two places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO-07 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Because Its Halfway To Sumwhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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