| Gleadless | |
|---|---|
  Gleadless Location within Sheffield | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode district | S12 |
| Dialling code | 0114 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Gleadless (/ˈɡliːdlɪs/[1]) is a suburb and parish[2] within the City of Sheffield, it lies five km (three miles) south east of the city centre. It is bordered by the adjoining suburbs of Gleadless Valley (in whose ward the population falls) to the west, Frecheville to the east and Intake to the north. The land to the south is the rural area of North East Derbyshire district which is outside the city boundary. Gleadless was formerly a country hamlet, then village before becoming part of the expanding city of Sheffield in 1921. The word Gleadless comes from the Old English language and means either "forest clearings haunted by a kite" (gleoda) or "bright clearing" (glaed).[3]
- ^ Pointon, G. E. (1983). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-19-282745-6.
- ^ A Church Near You. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Parish Map.
- ^ "Gleadless: From Village To Suburb", Pauline Shearstone, Self published, ISBN 0 9510362 0 3, Gives history and name meaning.