In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grimesthorpe like this:
GRIMESTHORPE, a village in Brightside Bierlow township, Sheffield parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles N of Sheffield. It has extensive cutlery works, a Wesleyan chapel, a Free Methodist chapel, and a national school; and near it are the Victuallers' hospital, with a monument in front to the late Mr. Wiley. Near it also is an ancient camp.
Additional information about this locality is available for Brightside
Grimesthorpe through time
Grimesthorpe is now part of Sheffield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sheffield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Grimesthorpe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grimesthorpe, in Sheffield and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25729
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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