I was describing to someone how to get from Grenoside down into Oughtibridge the other day. I confidently told him to go up Salt Box Lane and drop down over Joborn Hill. He looked at me completely blankly. So I got my A-Z out for him. No mention of Joborn Hill. Is it just me that is going mad, or did it used to be called that? Have I just dreamed it?

Joey

lol i dunno exactly where it is but its called jaw bone hill im almost certain of

There is a Jawbones hill on Derby Road in Chesterfield..............accident blackspot, hence the Jawbones !

It's Jawbone Hill - it's very high up near Grenoside and with good views.

The actual road is called oughtibridge road i think, or something like that, i think jaw bone is nick name, Just above station lane and Clough grove in Oughtibridge there is a road sign and i am sure it says Oughtibridge Lane or road or something of the sort.

It is Jaw Bone as you say, and the jaw in question is usually a whales.

I seem to remember it being on the A-Z/atlas as Whale Jaw Hill, though I've always known it as Jaw Bone Hill.

I think the road is corrctly known as Hag Hill but I could be wrong.

Originally posted by franc1987
The actual road is called Oughtibridge Lane

Corrected;).

StreetMap Link (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=432250&y=393250&z=1&sv=432250,393250&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf).

The first time I went over Jaw Bone Hill, I nearly literally did just that. There is a very sharp right hand bend; if you don't make it then you are over a cliff, like I nearly was in a ramshackle company Bedford Dormobile van about 45 years ago. I was still driving white vans up till a couple of years ago, but a little more sedately though.

Just be careful going from Grenoside to Oughtybridge (old spelling) Best wishes.


P.S.
You can see the sharp right-hander on the map just before Stubbin House Lane. Is it an omen or what because on the left is the Crematorium.

I went on Jaw Bone hill on a driving test...went through a puddle at speed and thought i was drowning lol. Was very heavy rain that day.

Needless to say i didn't pass...can laugh about it now:)

Thanks everyone. I got the spelling wrong but at least I'm not going completely mad !!!

Joey

Originally posted by cold_warning
I think the road is corrctly known as Hag Hill but I could be wrong.

Nope, Hagg Hill is from Rivelin towards Crosspool.

Hagg Hill is another very steep hill with another very bad junction, you are correct it does go between Rivelin and Crosspool, Clough Fields Riding Stable is on the left near the top. It use to be a farm and I often used to look (and smell) the pigs as a child on my way to Rivelin Valley and the Rivelin Valley Post office on Manchester Road, it was a favourite walk.

Thanks,

Graham.

It's an absolute bugger to drive down as it is very steep and windy. I believe that it is part of the driving test so it is necessary to practice on it.

Originally posted by Joey
I was describing to someone how to get from Grenoside down into Oughtibridge the other day. I confidently told him to go up Salt Box Lane and drop down over Joborn Hill. He looked at me completely blankly. So I got my A-Z out for him. No mention of Joborn Hill. Is it just me that is going mad, or did it used to be called that? Have I just dreamed it?

Joey

I cycle ( race ) up Jaw Bone Hill quite alot, ive always know it as the road coming up from Oughtbridge to the top of Grenoside, Oughtbridge Lane if i remember right. As for how it got the name i have know idea, but im guessing maybe its because of the sharp left hand bend at the summit .

Racing up Jawbone hill from Oughtibridge must be on a par with racing up Winnats Pass. BRILLIANT.


Here's a bit on Jawbone Hill. Tony was right!

"It appears that during the nineteenth century a pair of whale’s jaw bones spanned Oughtibridge Lane, the archway formed being so tall that a loaded hay cart could be driven through it."

"recently a piece of bone, six feet long and a foot or so thick, has been unearthed in the immediate vicinity. A fragment of this bone has been presented to the Wadsley Bridge Working Men’s Club, as illustrating a lecture recently given at the club’s Literary and Debating Society. Undoubtedly the relics are remnants of a whale’s jawbone which gave the name to the hill. Various opinions are held locally as to the significance of the jawbone, and it is wondered why and when it was placed there."

It is an interesting site if you like local history.

http://www.grenosidelocalhistory.co.uk/archives.htm