History of Sheffield
The area known as Sheffield was probably founded in the second half of 1AD in a clearing by the River Sheaf. During the British Iron Age the area became the southernmost territory of the Pennine tribe called the Brigantes. A minor Roman road linking the Roman forts at Templeborough and Navio at Brough-on-Noe possibly ran through the centre of the area.
About History of Sheffield in brief
The area known as Sheffield was probably founded in the second half of 1AD in a clearing by the River Sheaf. The earliest known evidence of human occupation in the Sheffield area was found at Creswell Crags to the east of the city. During the British Iron Age the area became the southernmost territory of the Pennine tribe called the Brigantes. A minor Roman road linking the Roman forts at Templeborough and Navio at Brough-on-Noe possibly ran through the centre of the area covered by the modern city. Urban and economic regeneration schemes began in the late 1980s to diversify the city’s economy. Sheffield is now a centre for banking and insurance functions with HSBC, Santander and Aviva having regional offices. The city has also attracted digital start-ups, with 25,000 now employed in the digital sector. It was a centre of blade production since the 14th century. By 1600, Sheffield became the biggest producer of cutlery outside of London. Technological improvements, such as the crucible steel process after 1740, led to rapid industrial growth with significant urban growth occurring during the Industrial Revolution. Sheffield remained a major industrial city until the early 1970s. The economic downturn following the 1973 oil crisis, technological improvements and economies of scale, and a wide-reaching restructuring of steel production throughout the European Economic Community led to the closure of many of the steelworks. A cup and ring-marked stone was discovered in Ecclesall Woods in 1981, and has been dated to the late Neolithic or Bronze Age periods.
It, and an area around it of 2 m diameter, is a scheduled ancient monument. The site’s culture has similarities to Star Carr in North Yorkshire, but gives its name to unique \”Deepcar type assemblages\” of microliths in the archaeology literature. The remains of a Roman road, possibly linked to the latter, were discovered in Brinsworth in 1949. In April 1761 or 1761 Roman tablets or diplomas dating from the Roman period were found in the Rivelin Valley south of Stannington. These included a grant of citizenship and land or money to a retiring Roman auxiliary of the Sunuci tribe of Belgium. In addition there have been finds from the late Roman period of Junius Claudus Claudus, commanded by the foot of the first cohort of Sunuci, late a foot soldier of the tribe of Albanus. The Roman invasion of Britain began in AD 43. The Brigantes had submitted to the clientship of Rome, eventually being placed under direct rule in the early 70s. It is this tribe who in around 500 BC are thought to have constructed the hill fort that stands on the summit of a steep hill above the River Don at Wincobank, in what is now northeastern Sheffield. The routes of these roads within this area are mostly unknown, although sections of the former were thought to be visible between Redmires and Stanage on an ancient road known as the Long Causeway.
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