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Birkendale South Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Sheffield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

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Place	Birkendale
Traditional County	South Yorkshire
District / Borough	Sheffield
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.389536
Longitude	-1.497394
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Birkendale

Birkendale traces a quiet path along the steep western slopes of the Don Valley, where the heavy gritstone of Sheffield gives way to a more domestic, terraced incline. It lies 1.3 miles west-north-west of Sheffield (from Sheffield: bearing 292°T, OS grid SK 335 881). The morning light catches the slate roofs of Birkendale with a cold, silvery clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the local architecture. To the northeast, the verdant, sloping lawns of Ruskin Park offer a brief, open breath of air against the surrounding density of housing. A short walk toward the city centre reveals the distinct, rusted iron curves of the Millennium Green Worm, an installation that marks the transition from suburban quietude to the busier streets below. The topography here demands a constant, rhythmic exertion from those who travel its streets, grounding the inhabitant in the physical reality of the hillside. Winter evenings bring a peculiar stillness to these lanes, as the distant hum of the university district fades into the encroaching shadow of the valley. Through the changing seasons, the persistent, damp wind from the Pennines keeps the gardens lush and the limestone walls perpetually cool to the touch.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ruskin Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 052° NE
The Ponderosa (Park) — 0.5 mi, 116° ESE
Millennium Green Worm (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 314° NW
Alfred Denny Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 144° SE
Film Unit (Cinema) — 0.7 mi, 145° SE
Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 313° NW
University of Sheffield Drama Studio (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 157° SSE
Cementation Furnace, Hoyle Street (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 101° E
Kelham Weir (Viewpoint) — 0.9 mi, 088° E
Yorkshire Natural History Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 338° NNW
Neepsend Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 042° NE · 2 ha
River Don Engine (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 089° E
Turner Museum of Glass (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 123° ESE
Ken Hawley Collection (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 089° E
Neepsend Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 064° ENE · 4 ha
River Loxley (River) — 1.1 mi, 014° NNE
National Emergency Services Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 104° ESE
Bower Street Furnaces (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 100° E
Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 264° W
Sheffield Botanical Gardens (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.2 mi, 177° S · 7 ha
Bower Spring Cementation Furnace (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 100° E
Sheffield City Hall (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 120° ESE
Parkwood Springs gun emplacement (Historic Ruins) — 1.3 mi, 045° NE
Sheffield Standard Measures of Length (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 120° ESE
Knowle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 329° NNW
Sharrow Vale (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 165° SSE
Mill Leat (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 170° S
Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 169° SSE
Porter Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 176° S
Sheffield General Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.5 mi, 162° SSE · 6 ha

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