elenac Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 It's not even ON the Sheffield-Clowne road, so that's hardly relevant. Oh but it is. Straight through Killamarsh and out the other side and the road leads straight to Clowne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrobbo Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 How can it be halfway between Sheffield and Chesterfield? Halfway is in the Sheffield area, not Chesterfield Whilst I still contend that it is halfway between Sheffield and Clowne, Halfway used to be in Derbyshire, not Sheffield. Local government boundary changes brought it into Sheffield (along with Mosborough, Beighton, etc.). A google visit hasn't shed any light on all the options being propounded though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenH Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Whilst I still contend that it is halfway between Sheffield and Clowne, Halfway used to be in Derbyshire, not Sheffield. Local government boundary changes brought it into Sheffield (along with Mosborough, Beighton, etc.). A google visit hasn't shed any light on all the options being propounded though! Read my post then, it is nothing to do with Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Halfway took its name from an inn called "Halfway House" recorded in the eighteenth century. Most of the places in England called Halfway, and there are seven, plus one called Halfway House and two others called Halfway Houses got their names in the same way, from inns that were halfway between villages or towns and were usually old coaching stops. Stagecoaches first made their 400-mile journey between London and Edinburgh in 1785. Typically, they were drawn by four or six horses, which were changed about every 15 miles, the coach travelling about 12 to 18 hr a day and covering about 40 miles a day in summer and 25 mile in winter. http://www.britishpubguide.com/pubs/100201.html Source: Peter Harvey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 It's not even ON the Sheffield-Clowne road, so that's hardly relevant. Oh but it is. Straight through Killamarsh and out the other side and the road leads straight to Clowne. that's correct, it's the A619, IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauren84 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I have heard it is because it is halfway between sheffield and chesterfield. Halfway, i suspect used to be in the ne derbyshire area as beighton was once upon a time (my mum has a beighton book) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauren84 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 maybe if anyone has one of the halfway books (more than likely residents of halfway - where my mum n dad in laws live) then it will be in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauren84 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 sorry - i cannot fathom out the thing where you get the other persons post that you are replying to in your post??????? HELP! Is it the reply with quote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasilRathbon Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 So if the tram terminus is currently Halfway, where will the tramlines go to when they build the rest of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauren84 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 So if the tram terminus is currently Halfway, where will the tramlines go to when they build the rest of it? What a silly post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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