Sheffield Genealogy
Family & Social History

The following are the street names which made up the original town of Sheffield around the 1770s.
Balm Green
Broad Lane
Bullstake
Burgess Street
Campo Lane
Castle Folds
Castle Green
Castle Head
Castle Hill
Church Lane
Coal Pit Lane
Dixon Lane
Fargate
Figtree Lane
Hartshead
Hollis Croft
Irish Cross
Jehu Lane
Millsands
Newhall Street
Norfolk Street
Pepper Alley
Priorgate
Pudding Lane
Ratten Row
Red Croft
Scargill Croft
Shude Hill
Snig Hill
The Isle
The Ponds
The Underwater
Townhead Street
Truelove's Gutter
Waingate
Water Lane
West Bar
West Bar Green

Just a few of Sheffield streets which have been re-named
OLD NAME
RENAMED Date included (if known)
Beast Market Bull Stake then Haymarket (1830)
Black Lamb Lane Jansen Street
Blind Lane Holly Street
Castle Folds Exchange Street
Change Alley Arundel Gate
Coal Pit Lane Cambridge Street (1850s)
Goose Green London Road
High Street Prior Gate then reverted back to High Street (part of)
New Thomas Street Denby Street (1890)
Pond Well Pond Hill
Pinson Lane Pinstone Street
Pudding Lane King Street (1700s)
Paradise Square was also known locally as Pot Square
Sembly Green Wicker
South Street The Moor (1922)
The Shambles Castle Square
Trueloves Gutter Castle Green Head then Castle Green
Under the Water Bridge Street (1800s)
Virgins Row / Walk West Parade then St James Row
Walkley Road Infirmary Road
Well Gate Townhead Street
Workhouse Lane Paradise Street