Where is Wisewood Cemetery?

Wisewood Cemetery is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S6 6SE), in the parish of Bradfield.

How do I get to Wisewood Cemetery?

The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 5.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode S6 6SE.

Is Wisewood Cemetery a protected site?

Yes — Wisewood Cemetery is part of the Eastern Peak District Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is Wisewood Cemetery free to visit?

Yes, Wisewood Cemetery is free to enter.

How do I get to Wisewood Cemetery?

The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 5.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S6 6SE.

Cemeteries · East Midlands

Wisewood Cemetery

In or near Scholes.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Wisewood Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Sheffield · 5.9 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

Wisewood Cemetery is located in Sheffield, with the nearest railway station being Sheffield, approximately 5.9 km away. Entry to the cemetery is free.

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Wisewood Cemetery is a cemetery in the East Midlands of architectural and local-history note. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Sheffield Hallam parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 5.9 km away. Postcode area S6.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Eastern Peak District Moors SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Wisewood is a suburb of the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England and situated 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) north-west of the city centre. It is a residential suburb consisting almost exclusively of council housing, some of which has been bought by tenants under the right to buy scheme. It is bordered by the adjacent suburbs of Loxley, Wadsley, Malin Bridge and Hillsborough (in whose ward the suburb is situated).

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Background

History

Prior to the 1920s, the Wisewood area was a rural location of mostly farmers' fields. There were scattered small cottages and farm buildings with the population employed as farm labourers, quarrymen, steelworkers, ganister miners or in the manufacturing of pocketknifes. Wisewood was transformed in the late 1920s when Sheffield City Council made the decision in 1928 to build a large housing estate there. At a council meeting on 4 April 1928 a compulsory purchase order was issued to purchase just over 80 acre of land for the building of the new council estate. Most of the land belonged to Tingle's Farm and Flander's Farm, now both demolished. The land was bounded by Ben Lane to the north,…

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Coordinates: 53.4027, -1.5405
District: Sheffield
Parish: Bradfield
Postcode: S6 6SE
Parliamentary constituency: Sheffield Hallam
Nearest railway station: Sheffield — 5.9 km

Sources

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wikipedia: Wisewood (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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