Geography of Sheffield county, from bituminous (ideal for domestic heating) to "Thick Coal", of a semi-anthracitic quality, appropriate for use in iron-smelting and in engine furnaces. Associated with the Upper Coal Measures were valuable iron ore deposits, occurring in the form of nodules. Large quantities of locally occurring fireclay were also exploited, as well as ganister (a clay used to make refractory furnace linings). The city of Sheffield derives its name from the River Sheaf which Until the 17th century was written as "Scheth" or "Sheath". Sidney Oldall Addy equates the origins of this word with the Old English "shed" (as in "water-shed")
Hillsborough, Sheffield and in the centre of Hillsborough lies the Hillsborough Interchange which is a local hub for buses and trams near Hillsborough Barracks. High Frequency buses to/via City Centre - First South Yorkshire - 13/14 (Turquoise Line), 20/20A (Lime Line), 11/12 (Pink Route). Stagecoach Sheffield - 52. Local buses Sheffield Community Transport - S6 Boro Shopper Hillsborough-Wisewood loop, 31/31A to City Centre via Walkley, Upperthorpe and Langsett Estate, 61/62 to Bradfield via Loxley/Stannington, 64 to Rivelin via Malin Bridge. Hillsborough, Sheffield Hillsborough () is a suburb in north-west Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The centre of the district is popularly thought to