In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Neepsend like this:
Neepsend, eccl. dist., Sheffield par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, forming a NE. part of Sheffield, pop. 6267.
The location is where the name "Neepsend" appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 map, "England - Yorkshire: 294" of 1855 (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/mapsheet.aspx?compid=55145&sheetid=9619&ox=3519&oy=777&zm=1&czm=1&x=390&y=195, accessed 15th Sept 2011). Additional information about this locality is available for Sheffield
Neepsend through time
Neepsend is now part of Sheffield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sheffield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Neepsend itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Neepsend, in Sheffield and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25492
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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