Ridgeway, Derbyshire


Ridgeway is a district of North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.

Location

Ridgeway lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles southeast of Sheffield City Centre.

History

It is believed to be around 700 years old, and would once have been part of Sherwood Forest.
It is still a self-contained village, within North East Derbyshire, and is in the Moss Valley Conservation Area.
Ridgeway originally consisted of three smaller settlements- Sloadlane, Ridgeway and Ridgeway Moor. Also, many people amalgamate the nearby villages of Birley Hay, Ford and Highlane with the above settlements, though they do virtually run into one another today.
Ridgeway was once deeply involved in the local industry of sickle and scythe manufacturing, like its neighbouring villages. At one time, it had a large industrial scale scythe manufactury known as the Commonside Sickle Manufactory. It has now been converted into apartments. Similar manufacturies could be found at Birley Hey, a hamlet built entirely as of industry, at Highlane, where Hutton & Co that ran the Phoenix Works resided and at Mosborough. Grindstones, likely brought in from Millstone quarries from what was to be the Peak district or Rotherham, stand testament to this old industry, and many can be found literally built into people's houses.

Facilities

Ridgeway has a primary school, a church, a Methodist chapel, four pubs, sports facilities and a restaurant that used to hold a Michelin Star

Notable residents