Beighton

Beighton is now a suburb of Sheffield after much expansion from a village in the last 100 years. The village was mentioned three times in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Bectun^[4]—the name meaning a farmstead beside a stream (or beck). Some remnants of the old village have survived including the church of Saint Mary the Virgin, which was built in the 12th century. The population in 1931 was 5,553.

Being primarily a coal mining area, many of the houses erected in the first part of the 20th century were by the National Coal Board. Later expansion in the last 30 years has been in private housing.

The Rother Valley Country Park is just outside the eastern edge of the village and is a local centre for water sports. A number of artificial lakes have been created for this purpose.

Beighton railway station was on the Great Central Main Line.

The parish church St. Mary the Virgin was restored in 1868 and a clock was erected in the tower in 1921 as a memorial to parishioners who gave their lives in the Great War.

 Sothall also includes the Meadowgate estate.

A recent build, the Meadowgate estate consists of Mock Tudor houses and Modern houses.

Brook House Junior School is the main junior school in Sothall, with 304 pupils. It serves from Year 3 to Year 6 (7-11 year olds). It's headteacher is nearby Charnock Hall Primary School (see Birley)'s former deputy headteacher, Mr Hinchliffe.

Beighton Nursery Infant School is not true to its name; it is in Sothall, not Beighton. It is the main nursery and the main infant school in the area. The nursery section serves 0-4 year olds and the infant school serves Reception to Year 2 (4-7 year olds). also reignhead primary school is another priary school in beighton situated on platts drive, serves children aged 4-11.

Owlthorpe^[5] is a mainly residential area with the areas of Hackenthorpe, Birley and Waterthorpe. Sheffield Supertram circulates around the estate and can be easily accessed depending on your location at three tram stops, Birley Moor Road, Hackenrhorpe or Donesk Way. It is classed as a generally well to do area with little crime and delinquency. Its desirability as a residential area is boosted by its proximity to commerce centres such as Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre and Drake House Retail Park. It was mostly rural until the late 1980s when major development was planned and followed through for the area.

Hackenthorpe is a village 5 miles south east of Sheffield and a historical township of Sheffield. Noted for its steelmaking and the famous Hackenthorpe sword. It was once a part of Derbyshire.