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Owlerton (grid reference ) is a suburb of the city of Sheffield, it lies northwest of the city centre near the confluence of the River Don and River Loxley. Owlerton was formerly a small rural settlement with its origins in the Early Middle Ages, it became part of Sheffield in the early 1900s as the city expanded. Owlerton stands just east of the adjacent suburb of Hillsborough and the division between the two districts is difficult to delineate. This is further complicated by the fact that certain buildings such as Hillsborough Stadium, Hillsborough Leisure Centre and Hillsborough College lie firmly within Owlerton. The name Owlerton is believed to come from the abundant growth of Alder trees in the area. "Alder - Ton" meaning the settlement of the Alders.〔(www.hillsboroughowlertonlocalhistory.co.uk. ) Gives meaning of Owlerton.〕 It was the home of Owlerton F.C., a football team in the nineteenth century. ==History== Owlerton existed in Anglo-Saxon times when it was documented as an enclosed farmstead in the 9th century. In the early 12th century it became a small manor following the Norman conquest of England. The Normans created several of these small manors which were reliant on Sheffield Castle and included ones at the nearby hamlets of Wadsley and Shirecliffe. The earliest written record of the settlement as a manor is from 1297 when it was recorded that Thomas de Schefeld, lord of the manor of Owlerton was one of the original witnesses of the establishment of the Burgery of Sheffield. There is no further record until 1534 when Thomas Creswyke built the manor house (Owlerton Hall). The Creswykes were a prominent local family and had owned land in the area since 1339. Margaret Creswick married Thomas Steade in 1696 who built Burrowlee House. Succeeding lords of Owlerton were the Staceys, the Southabys followed by the Bamforths who were lords of the manor until 1776 when the family name became extinct. It then passed to the Burgoyne family who held the title and land until 1926 when all manors ceased to exist as a result of a Property Act. Owlerton Hall, which stood at the present day junction of Penistone Road and Bradfield Road was converted to a row of cottages in the 18th century before being demolished in May 1931. In the eighteenth century, a well said to have curative properties was discovered in Owlerton.〔J. Edward Vickers, ''The Ancient Suburbs of Sheffield'', p.20 (1971)〕 Situated below the confluence of the Rivelin and Loxley rivers the area suffered badly during the great flood of 1864. During the 19th and the first half of the 20th century Owlerton became industrialised, using the water power of the Rivers Loxley and Don to drive machinery for steel and tool making, corn mills and paper mills. Owlerton became part of the City of Sheffield in 1901〔With the passing of the Sheffield Corporation Act of 1900〕 with the new tram service from the city centre starting on 26 January 1901, running to the bottom of Parkside Road.〔(www.hillsboroughowlertonlocalhistory.co.uk. ) Gives meaning of the name Owlerton and some history.〕〔(A Brief History of Sheffield. ) Gives medieval history.〕〔"''Historic Hallamshire''", David Hey, ISBN 1-84306-049-3, Page 13 Gives history.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Owlerton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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