Arbourthorne ward is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southeastern part of the city. It covers an area of 4.5 square kilometres and includes the districts of Norfolk Park, Arbourthorne and Gleadless. The population of this ward in 2001 was 17,500 people in 7,800 households. In the 2004 local elections Julie Dore, Timothy Lee Rippon, and John Robson, all Labour Party candidates, were returned as councilors for the ward. It is one of the five wards that form the Sheffield Heeley parliamentary constituency whose Member of Parliament elected at the 2001 general election was Meg Munn.
Districts of Arbourthorne ward
Arbourthorne
Arbourthorne is part of the city of Sheffield, England. It lies in the S2 postcode and is the home of Arbourthorne Community Church and Myrtle Springs, Norfolk and Arbourthorne Primary Schools.
Much of the area is council housing (although some is now private sector) and there are still the remains of the old Council tower blocks, (all scheduled for demolition by the council).
Gleadless
Grid reference: SK382837 Gleadless is a former village, now a suburb of Sheffield located in the southeastern portion of the city. The name comes from the Old English Glida Leah meaning a kite clearing in a wood.
Norfolk Park
Grid reference: SK365859 Norfolk Park is a park and housing estate in Sheffield.
Located to the south of Sheffield City Centre, the estate has grown up on part of the former deer park associated with Sheffield Manor. Part of the deer park still exists in the form of Norfolk Heritage Park, which was donated to the city of Sheffield by the Duke of Norfolk in Victorian times and enjoyed its heyday during Queen Victoria's reign. Later, the park fell into neglect and disrepair, but was renovated late in the 20th century.
For several years now, Norfolk Park estate has been undergoing regeneration, funded by the European Single Regeneration Budget. The high rise flats are being demolished and replaced by low rise housing—some privately owned, some managed by the local Housing Association.
A project is also being undertaken by the Sheffield Wildlife Trust to improve some wildlife havens on the estate. St. Aidans Recreation Ground, the Jervis Lum, Black Bank, Arbourthorne Recreation Ground, and part of the route to the new Norfolk School (currently under construction) have been targeted by SWT for improvement.
In 2002, Sheffield Fayre, a family event featuring horticulture/wildlife, and multi-period re-enactment, was launched, and it is now an annual event.
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