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Stannington
Stannington is both a ward and a historic village situated in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire. As a ward it includes a number of other settlements such as the famous village of Loxley, along with STannington and Worrall. It sits in the western reaches of the city and is a large ward with an area of just under some eighty square kilometres. Stannington ward in general is a pleasant green area with lots of wooded land and fields making it a very attractive destination in which to buy property. Housing varies from charming terraced streets to large detached properties with extensive amounts of land ensuring that there is property to suit every budget in Stannington ward.
Stannington is also a village within the ward, although technically it is now considered a suburb of the city of Sheffield it still maintains a charming small village feel thanks to its unique location situation on the hill between the Loxley and Rivelin rivers. It was not until 1974 when the village of Stannington was officially declared a part of Sheffield, until this point it continued to be an amalgamation of two settlements, Upper Gate and Nether Gate. The area has been habited for many years with historians finding both documentary and archaeological evidence dating back to Roman times. The famous "Stannington Diploma" dates back to 124CE and was discovered completely by accident by a farmer who was ploughing his fields and unearthed the priceless document.
It was printed on a brass plate that now resides in the British Museum in London, and it appears to be a deed or land ownership document that explains how an area of land around Stannington was granted to the son of Albanus in deference to his hard work for the Roman Empire. Historians have traced exactly who the son of Albanus actually was and it turns out he hailed from Belgium (then a part of the Roman Empire). Stannington is also mentioned in the famous Domesday book as a part of the nearby parish of Bradfield. Throughout the mediaeval era records suggest Stannington was settled by homeowners who worked the land surrounding their own homes to feed their families, and this charming rural existence appears to have continued until the industrial era when it became a centre for paper manufacture. Despite the loss of industry in the 1970's Stannington still maintains a beautiful rural charm and stands somewhat apart from Sheffield despite its status as a suburb. It is an attractive place in which to live and contains a variety of residents thanks to its diverse selection of old and new houses of varying sizes.
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