If you search up Sheffield on the internet, you are bound to find a wealth of information about the city’s history and lists upon lists of interesting facts.
We’ve created a list of nine of the lesser known but most interesting facts about these Sheffield suburbs that might leave you wondering how much you really know about the area you live in.
9. Crookes
Sheffield's Def Leppard played some of their earliest gigs at a working men's club in Crookes in 1979. The band unveiled a Sheffield Heritage plaque at Crookes Working Men’s Club in 1996. Photo: JPIMedia
10. Dore
The history of Dore can be traced back to the year 829. Dore was once known as the 'gateway' and King Egbert of Wessex led his army to the village to receive the submission of King Eanred of Northumbria, establishing his lordship over Anglo-Saxon Britain. Photo: Google