Mosborough Moor Farm
Location/Address
Mosborough Moor Farm, 12 Mosborough Moor, Sheffield
Type
Description
Complex of small buildings and accommodation owned by the current family since around 1700. Used for small scale farming and sickle making and may be also associated with mining locally.
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Building.Age
Records and maps show buildings here circa 1700 - the farmhouse is early 18th century.Rarity
Very few farm complexes survive locally.Architectural and Artistic Interest
Timber frames within the earliest parts. Typical working areas for both farming and manufacturing of tools.Group Value
Farming cluster involved in sickle makingHistoric Interest
Important to tell the story of mixed agricultural economies and sickle manufacturing.Archaeological Interest
May be earlier remains. Many fields are long and have typical Norse namesLandmark Status
Important feature when approaching Mosborough, sat on a high level, once moorlandImages and Documents
interesting wall that is curved and follows exactly the mapped incursion noted in 1700s that separated the farmhouse from the wastelands, which Nathan Staton put the road to the house through
Older section of farm house. Described in 1719 as Staton made an incursion into waste land to make a road through to the road we travel down today
Date Listed
18 Sep 2023
Last Updated
13 Jun 2023
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