Street names usually reveal some history of the area not known to everyday passers-by and can be named after long-gone landmarks, public houses, nearby streams, and notable people.
Here are 9 of the strangest street names in Sheffield - and the stories behind them.
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These are 9 of the strangest street names in Sheffield - and the stories behind them Photo: Google
. Letsby Avenue
Letsby Avenue is the home of South Yorkshire Police's Operations Complex in Tinsley, and got its name in 2000 as the result of a property developer's joke - a play on the phrase 'lets be 'avin' you' that's indelibly linked with beat bobbies. The council sent the police force a consultation form and senior officers gave the nod. Photo: Google
. Pomona Street
Pomona Street, which runs behind Ecclesall Road, was named after the Pomona Inn which was once the centre of a pleasure ground known as the Pomona Gardens. The gardens, and the inn, took their name from Pomona, Italian goddess of fruit and gardens. Photo: Google
9. Waltheof Road
We also have names with links to our anglo saxon rulers. Waltheof Road in Sheffield is named after Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria who was executed in 1076. Photo: Google