In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bradfield like this:
BRADFIELD, a village, two hamlets, a township, a chapelry, and a subdistrict, in Ecclesfield parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on an affluent of the river Don, 4 miles W by S of Oughty-Bridge r. station, and 7 NW by W of Sheffield; and it has a post office under Sheffield, and fairs on 17 June and 9 Dec. ...
The hamlets are Nether-Bradfield and Bradfield-Dale. The township includes also the hamlets or divisions of Bolsterstone, Brightholmlee, Dungworth, Fairest-Green, Holdsworth, Midhope, Moorwood, Onesacre, OughtyBridge-with-Gate, Smallfield, Stannington, Stoves, Ughill, Wigtwizzle, and Worral. Acres, 33,730. Real property, £16,451. Pop., 9,089. Houses, 1,696. Much of the surface is moor, hill, and mountain; and one summit, called Bradfield-Point, has an altitude of 1,246 feet above the level of the sea. Traces of a Saxon camp exist; and Roman remains have been found.-The chaperly comprises only part of the township; and is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £200.* Patron. the vicar of Ecclesfield 'The church is early English. There are two dissenting chapels and an endowed school.-The subdistrict is conterminate with the township.
Bradfield through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bradfield, in Sheffield and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11633
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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