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Upperthorpe, Sheffield

Upperthorpe is a part of the City of Sheffield, England.

Upperthorpe, Sheffield
Upperthorpe, Sheffield · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Upperthorpe is a part of the City of Sheffield, England. It lies 1.2 miles (2 km) west of the city centre. The area falls within the Walkley ward of the City. It is an area of residential housing and is bounded by Walkley to the north, Crookes to the west and Netherthorpe to the south.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Upperthorpe, Sheffield

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    University of Sheffield

    The University of Sheffield is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth College in 1879 and Sheffield Technical School in 1884.

    1 km · university in Sheffield, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Hillsborough Stadium

    Hillsborough Stadium is a football stadium in the area of Owlerton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. With a total capacity of 34,835, it has been the home of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club since opening in 1899.

    2.5 km · stadium in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Bramall Lane

    Bramall Lane is a football stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which is the home of Sheffield United. The stadium was originally a cricket ground, built on a road named after the Bramall family of file and graver manufacturers.

    2.4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Crucible Theatre

    The Crucible Theatre, or simply The Crucible, is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1971. Its name refers to crucible steel, which was developed in Sheffield in 1740 and drove the industrialisation of the city.

    1.7 km · theatre and event venue in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Sheffield Hallam University

    Sheffield Hallam University is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield railway station, while the Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away in the Broomhall Estate off Ecclesall Road in south-west Sheffield.

    1.9 km · university in Sheffield, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Supertram

    The South Yorkshire Supertram is a tram and tram-train network covering Sheffield and Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. The network is owned and operated by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

    1.9 km · light rail tramway in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Sheffield Cathedral

    The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield, also known as Sheffield Cathedral, is the cathedral church for the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, England. Originally a parish church, it was elevated to cathedral status when the diocese was created in 1914.

    1.4 km · cathedral in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Cathedral Church of St Marie

    The Cathedral Church of St Marie is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sheffield, England. It lies in a slightly hidden location, just off Fargate shopping street, but signals its presence with a 195 feet spire, the tallest in Sheffield.

    1.6 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam

    The Diocese of Hallam is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in England. The diocese comprises the Metropolitan County of South Yorkshire, including Sheffield and the surrounding towns of Rotherham, Doncaster, and Barnsley, together with the district of Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire.

    1.7 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Manor Lodge

    Sheffield Manor Lodge, also known as Sheffield Manor or locally as Manor Castle, is a lodge built about 1516 in what then was a large deer park southeast of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, to provide a country retreat and further accommodate George Talbot, the 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, and his large family. The remnant of this estate is now known as Norfolk Park.

    3.8 km · old lodge in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK, that was the manor of the now-called Norfolk Estate. This item references the site and manor as a whole. · Wikipedia

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Getting to Upperthorpe, Sheffield

Airports
Manchester (MAN), 53 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 54 km · East Midlands (EMA), 63 km
Stations
Sheffield station, 2.1 km
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester → Upperthorpe, Sheffield
    51 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · £5–7
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire → Upperthorpe, Sheffield
    45 km · quickest by road, 1h 8m · £5–6
  • Nottingham, Leicestershire → Upperthorpe, Sheffield
    53 km · quickest by road, 1h 27m · £6–8
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Upperthorpe, Sheffield

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Upperthorpe, Sheffield. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Go nextFor a day trip by public transport, the most accessible is along the Hope Valley railway line through Grindleford, Hathersage, Hope and Edale.

From Wikivoyage: Sheffield, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

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  4. 04
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    Isle of JuraGB

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Around it

Next door to Upperthorpe, Sheffield

Upperthorpe, Sheffield is 2 km from Sheffield, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Sheffieldcity in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom1.5 km
  • Park Hillhousing estate and area of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England, UK2.2 km
  • Hillsboroughsuburb in north-west Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England2.8 km
  • Crookessuburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom1.5 km
  • Loxleyvillage and suburb in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK3.8 km
  • Walkleysuburb of Sheffield, UK600 m