River Sheaf
| River Sheaf | |
|---|---|
The river running through Ladies Spring Wood | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Oldhay Brook and Totley Brook |
| • coordinates | 53°19′12″N 1°31′26″W / 53.32000°N 1.52389°W |
| Mouth | River Don |
• coordinates | 53°23′07″N 1°27′44″W / 53.38528°N 1.46222°W |
The River Sheaf in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, flows northwards, past Dore, through Abbeydale and north of Heeley. It then passes into a culvert, through which it flows under the centre of Sheffield before joining the River Don. This lower section of the River Sheaf, together with the Don between the Blonk Street and Lady's Bridges, formed two sides of the boundary of Sheffield Castle.
The main tributaries of the Sheaf are the Porter Brook, which joins it beneath Sheffield Midland station, and the Meers Brook. The river has been polluted upstream through centuries of industrial activity, including iron and steel working, and is only slowly recovering. The river used to provide the power for metal works such as the Grade I-listed Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet.
A River Sheaf Walk has been developed which follows the river from Granville Square out to Millhouses Park and beyond to the Peak District.