Coronation Route Directions Scale Sensicall Park 1 Station La 0 100 500 metres 1 Starting on Station Lane, Oughtibridge, find the Park ne Medical 0 1/4 mile bridge and take the steps down onto the Public Footpath rch St Centre Chu almost opposite Coronation Park to follow the river. Follow the trail past the cricket ground, through Beeley Wood. 10 N Oughtibridge rook es B The village developed around a ford managed by Coum Oughtibridge Junior & Infant School Oughtred who lived in a local cottage. When the bridge 9 ood was built in 1150 to replace the ford, it took his nick name s W Drive Birk “Oughty”. The community that grew here became known R as Oughty’s Bridge, now Oughtibridge. iv e r D Great Hollins o n Wood Birkin 2 Where the path forks, take the path on your left A610 e Farm n towards the paper works, follow the path around to the a Birks L 2 H n left of the works. Take the path on the right marked out ag Wood o t g r Burton s u by the sleepers. t o B 8 Cemetery n e Beeley s Wood R Beeley Wood is what’s left of a larger, ancient woodland. o The a Asplands d Monks from Ecclesfield had the right to graze animals here in the 12th Century. Later it was used to make charcoal and was mined for Ganister to make fire bricks used in steel making. 2 T 3 Follow this path over the footbridge; take the steps up o w n g to the main road. Turn right up the pavement and cross a 7 Paper t e Ro Works over the road and take the stone steps. Follow Public ad 6 S 4 to 3 Footpath. Take a right on the main road to Worral. ckarth La Worrall ne The River Don has long been used by industries in the valley; to Key 5 KEY power water wheels for forges and in processes such as metal Middlewood 1 Heritage trail and direction working, making fire bricks and paper making. Viewpoint House/farm 4 Just past the Worrall boundary marker take the Church Public Bridleway on the left and head up the path. Butterfield Other building (Continues overleaf) Cemetery Roger Woodland by: Parking Bus stop (for more information www.travelsouthyorkshire.com) Bridge Photograph Photograph by: Chris Senior Photograph by: Chris Senior Railway line Oughtibridge Beeley Wood Burton Lane Cemetery www.stonetosteel.org.uk Steel Valley Heritage Trail Route Directions continued... Stone to Steel Area Map Oughtibridge 6 of 6 5 Turn right on to Haggstones Road and then Rambles take the second left onto Towngate Road. Midhopestones Midhopestones Discover the river and woodland 4 1 A616 Manchester Road 4 around Oughtibridge on paths and 6 A616 A616 Follow Towngate Road past the houses, straight 1 Manchester Road 2 A616country roads with some steps onto the Public Footpath. Follow this along the dry Stocksbridge 2 A629 stone wall. Take a left along the brow of the field and Deepcar Stocksbridge Distance: about 8 km / 5 miles A6102 head through the woods towards the cemetery. A629 1 3 Deepcar 2 Heritage Leaflets 7 A6102 For the shorter trail. Look out for the grey 3 Manchester Road 1 Town Heritage Trail 3 railings opposite number 69 Towngate Road. Follow 4 Wharncliffe 2 Bolsterstone to Side this path along Walshaw Road and head straight 5 6 Midhopestones 5 down past The Asplands, turn left on the track Langsett Grenoside Manchester Road 3 Parsonage Farm and Road then immediate right onto Public Footpath, through Townend Common 6 woodland. Leaving Birks Wood, turn left and left 4 Forge, Crags and Heath Oughtibridge Wharncliffe Worrall Side again to head up Birks Wood Drive, take the right 5 Glen Howe and More Hall 5 onto the Public Footpath, through the trees and past 6 Oughtibridge Rambles Langsett Grenoside the school onto Church Street, Oughtibridge. Road Four Heritage Handbooks Available 6 Oughtibridge 8 After cemetery, head down Burton Lane. Just past Patterns in the Landscape, Getting Around and About, Steel Worrall Birkin Farm take the Public Footpath through the farm Valley Life and Hidden Treasures. All are available to download following the dry stone wall, through the gate and over from the Stone to Steel website: www.stonetosteel.org.uk the stone stile. Take a right towards the road. Cover Photograph by: Chris Senior Stone to Steel is a project celebrating 10,000 years 9 At the road take a right over the bridge and head of human history in the Upper Don Valley. It is a down the road. At the end of the road; take a left partnership between the Steel Valley Project, South down Church Street. Yorkshire Forest Partnership and Sheffield City Council that covers an area of approximately ten square miles 10 Head down Church Street and take the first around Stocksbridge. It encompasses the towns and Public Footpath on left into Sensicall Park. Follow the villages of Stocksbridge, Midhopestones, Wharncliffe path to the allotments to head right along Coumes Side, Oughtibridge, Bolsterstone, Deepcar and Grenoside. Brook, coming out by the medical centre. Finally take Stone to Steel is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. a left and head back to Station Lane. For more information and to find out about volunteering Sensicall Park is woodland developed by trainees under the please visit our website at: www.stonetosteel.org.uk Manpower Services Commission in the 1980’s. This was or email us at: [email protected] to celebrate a local resident and the parish councillor, R.A. Alternatively write to us at: Steel Valley Project, Senicall for all his hard work for the community. Access The ARC, Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, S36 2DT works were renovated by the Steel Valley Project in 2008, working with the owners, Bradfield Parish Council. www.stonetosteel.org.uk.