Today we went for a lovely stroll along the River Sheaf Walk, which follows the River Sheaf from Beauchief to Granville Square in the city centre, near to the river’s confluence with the River Don. Although some key gaps remain missing (where the path diverts away from the river), the River Sheaf Walk is fully signposted and contains 10 'Sheaf Wheels' which provide information along the route.
The River Sheaf flows northwards past Dore, through Abbeydale and north of Heeley. It then passes into a culvert, through which it flows under the city centre before going the River Done. This lower section of the River Sheaf, together with the Don between the Blonk Street and Lady's Bridges, formed two sides of the boundary of Sheffield Castle.
The name Sheffield derives from the River Sheaf, which refers to a divide or separation, and the second half refers to a field or forest clearing. It is believed the name refers to an Anglo-Saxon settlement and historically the Sheaf, along with is tributaries the Meers Brook and the Limb Brook, formed part of the border between the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. It remained on the border between Yorkshire and Derbyshire into the 20th century.
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