History of Sheffield History of Sheffield The history of Sheffield, a city in South Yorkshire, England, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement in a clearing beside the River Sheaf in the second half of the 1st millennium AD. The area now known as Sheffield had seen human occupation since at least the last ice age, but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into the city did not occur until the Industrial Revolution. Following the Norman conquest of England, Sheffield Castle was built to control the Saxon settlements and Sheffield developed into a small town, no larger
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