Dungworth

Dungworth is a hamlet located approximately west of Stannington and the outermost suburbs of Sheffield in agricultural high ground at around above sea level. It is south of the eastern end of Damflask reservoir. The village has a primary school Bradfield Dungworth School, Social geography The village pub has long been a centre of village life, games of Knurr and Spell were played in the 1920s and there were clubs for fishing, running, football and cricket. At Christmas time people have sung local songs in the pub for over 200 years, although this tradition is under threat with the possible closure of the pub in 2024. The village has a school "Bradfield Dungworth School" and a community hall. ==History==

A medieval cross, Dungworth Cross was once located northwest of the village. () Dungworth has a long tradition of dairy farming, and at one time there were eight dairy farms in the area, each delivering their own milk to the surrounding district, but this has been significantly reduced in recent years. A cruck barn at Briers House farm once used as a cowhouse and hayloft dates from the 16th century. Manufacture of knives took place in Dungworth in the 17th and 18th centuries; the nearby 'Sykehouse' (c. 1800) at Syke House farm has hearths and workshop dating from the period. The census of 1861 shows a large number of men in the Dungworth, Hill Top and Storrs area who combined farming with the production of knives in small workshops attached to their cottages. There are several historic buildings within the village dating from the 18th century; Green Fold farm dates from the early 18th century, and Padley farmhouse (converted to three cottages, formerly 'Dungworth Hall'. The village pub dates to 1813, A Primitive Methodist chapel was built in the village around 1850; the anniversary of the church's founding in June of each year was a highlight of village social life in the early and mid 20th century. and later (1956) several council houses were built on Dungworth Green (road). In 1985 the local school amalgamated with Low Bradfield Junior and Infants' School to form the present Bradfield Dungworth School on Dungworth Green. Dungworth Green Community Hall, adjoining the school was opened in 2011. Two professional footballers are associated with Dungworth: Cec Coldwell (b. 1929) was born in here, while Tony Hawksworth (b. 1938) grew up here. ==Load Brook==

The hamlet of Load Brook is located about roughly southwest of Dungworth at around above sea level. Load Brook was developed from a farm to a minor industrial site in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A "pot clay" mine (pot clay – a type of fireclay from the Stannington pot clay bed) was developed to the southwest in the 1850s by William Trickett, a local farmer. Facilities included a works ~100 SW of the hamlet and a track and tramway northward from the works, at around the mark. As of 2010 the former industrial use was marked by field boundaries, and remains of the trackways. Present day Some of the former workmen’s cottages have been developed into modern private residences. Loadbrook Cottages has been refurbished into bed and breakfast accommodation and a self-catering holiday cottage. Loadbrook House is also now a holiday cottage, while the original Loadbrook Farm, dating from the 18th century also offers bed and breakfast accommodation. Other buildings in the hamlet include, Loadbrook Barn, Brook Cottage, Heather Bank and Beeton Farm which stands just to the south of the hamlet. ==References==