Bradfield. 61 I - Trict of South-West Yorkshire, York Diocese and Archdeaconry, and Ecclesfield Rural Deanery
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Bradfield. 61 I - trict of South-West Yorkshire, York diocese and archdeaconry, and Ecclesfield rural deanery. The township embraces the following villages and hamlets, viz.: Bradfield, 7 miles N.W. by W.; Bolsterstone and Stocksbridge, 8 miles N.W.; Deepcar, 7t miles N.W.; IJungwO'T'th, Storrs, and Ughill, from [) to 7 miles N.W. by W.; Midlwpe, 10 miles N.W. ; Oughtihridge, () miles N.W. by N.; Stannington, 41 miles N.N.W.; Worrall and Loxley, () miles N.W.; Brighthotmlee, Onesacre, Smalfjield, Moorwood, Hollow Meadows, &c., from 7 to 9 miles N.W. by W.; and Wigtwizzte, 10 miles N.W. of Sheffield. Ithad 11,252 inhabitants in 1871, and comprises 38,425 acres, including 56 acres of water. This extensive parochial chapelry is in the Duke of Norfolk manors of Bradfield and Westhall and Waldershelf. The great flood of March, 1864, occasioned by the bursting of the Dale Dyke Reservoir, just completed by the Sheffield Water Works Company, caused great devastation in the Loxlcy Valley. HUADFIELD CHURCH is coeval with that of Ecclesfield, and a work of restoration was commenced in 1871, since which time £3000 has been spent o.er the fabric and stained ~'lass windows. The rectory house was built in 1857 by subscription and a loan from Queen Anne's Bounty. A large wing has been added by the present rector. The living is a rectory, "alued at £200, in the patronage of the ,"icar of E 'clesfield, and incumbency of his son, the Rev. Reginald Gatty, LL.B. At High Bradfield is a NA.TIONA.L SCHOOL, built by Mrs Rimington in 1846. The ENDOWED SenooL at Low Bradfie1d was washed away by the Flood in 1864, and was rebuilt by the Water Company. The WESLEYA~S have a chapel at Low Bradfield. Near Bradfield is the KIRKEDGE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL for Roman Catholic girls, which was established in 1871. POST OFFICE at l\fr Charles Burkinshaw's. Letters via Sheffield are received at 10.15 a.m., and are dispatched 4.15 p.m. BaconMrs Deborah, farmer, Stubbin~ Elliott Mark, farmer Marsh Thj-Iph, farmer, Wigtwizzle Barnes John, quarry owner, Spout Fox J ames, victualler, Cross Daggers i Middleton Isaac, farmer, Moscar house; h Wadsley & stonemason & tombstone cuttet· ~1itchell James, farmer, West Nab Barrett Charles, bootmaker, Low Gatty Rev Reginald Alfred, LL.B., Morgan Samuel, farmer & crucible Bradfield incumbent clay proprietor, Edge mount Birley George, farmer, Thornseat Gillott Alfred, damkeeper,LowBradfld Rawson Mr J oseph, Brown house Booth Mark, farmer, Walker house Gillott Richard, sexton Roberts William Clement, water- Booth Reuben, farmer, Hall£eld Grayson Hugh, farmer, Raynor house works engineer Bradley J oseph, farmer, Woodhouse Gray~on John, farmer, Woodhouse Ronsksley George, farmer, Dwarraden Bramall Mrs Annis, farmer, Agden hse Greaves Thomas, victualler, Old Horns Rose Thomas, farmer, Eaton house Bramall J oseph, farmor, Castle Bents Greenwood George, farmer,Woodhouse Sanderson Emanuel, wheelwright, Bmmall Robert, victualler, Plough Hague Georgo, farmer, Low Bradfield Low Bradfield Inn, Low Bradfield Hall Benjamin, farmer, Platts Shaw James, farmer, Rocker BroadheadDavid,farmer, Swan cottage Hall Matthew, dam keeper, Agden Sheldon J acob, farmer, Fairflat :Broadhead John, farmer, Bents Hall William, farmer, Smallfield Siddons John, farmer, Whitelee Buckley J ames, farmer, SneIl house HartleyJ onathan, frmr. Low Bradfield Smith William, gamekeeper Buckley J eremy, boot & shoe maker Hawksworth William, farmer & bus Tankard John WaIter, National Buckley J oel, bootmaker & farmer proprIetor• schoolmaster Buckley William, farmer, Bank house Hawksworth William, jun. farmer Temple William, farmer, The Oaks Burkinshaw Charles, postmaster Hawley Thomas, farmer, Cliff house Thompson William Frederick, farmer, Crapper Mrs Ennis, frmr. Wigtwizzle Helliwell John, farmer, Wigtwizzle Ughill C1'8wsha.w :Frederick A. S. assistant Helliwell William, farmer Thorpe George, farmer. Malkin house overseer & valuer Hobson John, farmer Thorpe William, farmer, Peck hall C1'8wshawGeo.frmr. & carrier, Fairest Holbrook ~1r Samuel, Low Bradfleld TOillmason John, farmer, Ughill DliY Benjamin, shopkeeper, & farmer Hollins Mrs Martha, victualler & Turner, Bramall & Peace, stone mer· Dickenson Benjamin, farmer, Fairest farmer, Wigtwizzle chants, Spout House quarries Downing Wm. quarry owner & shpkpr Holt Amos, farmer Tym Nil'holas, farmer, Edge£eld farm D1'8bble Hugh, beerhs. Low Brad£eld Hoole Mr J ames, Edgefield Tym Samuel, farmer, Foxholes Earn8haw Geo. farmer, Low Bradfield Hudson Mr Hector, Cliff house Ward Chas. gamekeeper, Broomhead Earnshaw George, farmer, Ughill, Hudson John, farmer, Hobber Croft WardleEdwin, National schoolmaster, Woodside Hudson Mrs Mary, farmer Low Bradfield Earnshaw J oseph, farmer Hulyatt Joseph, shopkeeper Waterhouse Mrs, farmer, Kirkedge Earnshaw J oseph, farmer, Ughill Ibbot80n Herbert, farmer & miller, Waterhouse William, farmer, Lane Elliott Alfred, blksmth. Low Bradfield Low Bradfield Waterland Thos. farmer, Spout house Elliott Alfred, farmer, Low Brad£eld Ibbotson John, farmer, Ughill WihlOn Mrs, Broomhead hall Elliott Benjamin, farmer, Smallfield Ibbotson Mr Joseph, Low Bradfield WilsonWilliam,joiner & wheelwright, Elliott Charles, farmer & victualler, Lemons William, farmer, Kirkedge Low Bradfield Strines Inn Littlewood George, farmer & beer- Wood David, farmer, Old Booth Elliott George, grocer, Low Brad£Erld house, Hay Chatter . Wood Mrs 8amh, farmer. Peat pits Elliott John, blksmth. Low Bradfield Lockwood William, tailor W oodhead Mrs Frances,Low Bradfield -Elliott J oseph, farmer & carrier Mallender William, farmer, Poggs Worrall Henry, farmer, Ughill BRADWELL is a township, large village, and ecclesiastical district in Hope ancient parish,Bakewl'll union and county court district, Chapel-en-Ie-Frith petty sessional division, Castleton polling district of North Derbyshire. Lichfiold diocese, Dorby archdeaconry, and Castleton rural deanery. Bradwell village is 2k miles S.E. of Castleton, 4i miles N.E. of Tideswell, and 12 mil{)6 S.W. of Sheffield. Its township had 1141 inhabitants in 1871, and extends over about 2300 acres of land, rising in fertile hills, noted for rich herbage, and peculiarly adapted for young horses, of which great numbers are sent here from various parts of the county. Bradwell district chapelry, which was con stituted by order in Council dated August :l, 1875, consists of the townships of Bradwell, Abney, Hazlebadge, Great and Little Hucklow, Grindlow, and a portion of Wardlow, and has a population of 1853. Many of the inhabitants are miners, and veinll of lead ore, running- from east to west, are worked at the distance of three miles from the village, where there are three cupoills for smelting it. Bradwell Dale is a romantic chasm, with high rocks and precipitous cliffs, extending to Hazlebadge. Near the Bath Tavern are two saline springs, only a few degrees lower in temperature than the Buxton spa water. A large natural cavern, called Bagshaw's, or the Crystallized Cavern. was discovered near Bradwell, in 1807. Its stalactites are of peculiar elegance, and it extends through oumeroua.