Millhouses

For another place with this name, see Millhouses, Barnsley.

Millhouses
Millhouses is located in South Yorkshire
Millhouses
Millhouses
Location within South Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough
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Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSheffield
Postcode districtS7
Dialling code0114
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53°21′00″N 1°29′49″W / 53.350°N 1.497°W / 53.350; -1.497
Ecclesall Corn Mill—the mill that gives Millhouses its name.

Millhouses is a neighbourhood in the City of Sheffield, England. It is located in Ecclesall ward;[1] in the south-western portion of the city on the northwest bank of the River Sheaf. Its origins lie in a small hamlet that grew around the Ecclesall Corn Mill.[2] It has a population (2006 estimate) of 4,424.[3]

The agriculture and industries of this area are now largely gone, leaving Millhouses as a mostly residential area. Local amenities include three schools, a 31.8 acres (12.87 ha) park,[4] three pubs, three supermarkets, three churches, several restaurants and cafés and numerous small shops.

  1. ^ "Ecclesall Ward". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
  2. ^ Vickers, Old Sheffield Town, p. 71
  3. ^ "Sheffield Neighbourhood Information Service neighbourhood profiles: Millhouses" (PDF). Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Millhouses Park". Sheffield City Council. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2007.