I've always wondered why Halfway has it's name, where did it come from? Does any one know?

Dunno, but the name used to make me laugh when I first moved to Sheffield. Had the in-laws over once and they saw a bus with 'Halfway' as the destination. Dearest mum-in-law wouldn't bloomin shut up about it "halfway, halfway where?" "why does it say Halfway"? Argh :rant:

It's halfway between Mosborough and Killamarsh, and probably halfway between Beighton and Eckington as well. That's just for starters!

Originally posted by Hels
Dunno, but the name used to make me laugh when I first moved to Sheffield. Had the in-laws over once and they saw a bus with 'Halfway' as the destination. Dearest mum-in-law wouldn't bloomin shut up about it "halfway, halfway where?" "why does it say Halfway"? Argh :rant:

I'm afraid we've already done the "Halfway to where joke" in July.

FTR, Owdlad claims that Halfway is: "Halfway between Chesterfield & Rotherham, and between Sheffield and Worksop"

Halfway - so-called, I understand, because it is halfway between Sheffield city centre and Clowne, Derbyshire.

There is also a village called Midway in Derbyshire, which is midway between Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire and Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

You did the 'Halfway' joke in July? Darn, must have been when I was on one of my holidays :heyhey:

I always wonder what visitors to the city think when they see a tram with its destination sign reading Halfway.

Do they let that tram go past then stare into the distance looking for a tram with the sign All The Way?

It's a bit misleading IMO.

The posters on this forum should really do their homework rather than just guessing at what places it is halfway between. In fact, Halfway is a place of significant historical and international importance. It is actually so names because it is halfway between Camelot and Atlantis.

If you think the trams and buses look funny....

.... How much work do you think 'Halfway resurfacing' get outside of Sheffield? :hihi:

We had visiters who wanted to ride on the supertram so put them on at Crystal Peaks and told them to get off at Halfway and we would pick them up. he said but where do we get off, I said Halfway, he said yes but where do we get off, Halfway I repeated.

hazel

Much like my boss when I worked in Sheffield, who said that upon arriving in the city for the first time, she believed that buses displaying the word 'Intake' had some kind of restricted exit policy where you could get on but not get off.

There was a pub in the 18th century called the Halfwaye Public House for Traders, which was frequented by trading travellers and market people on their merry way to sell farm stock at the Sheaf Field Town market.

Also it was a good place to rob travellers as you may have heard of Jim 'Hell' Heckington an infamous local robber not disimilar to Robin Hood - Hence the nearby village Eckington.

Mosborough is named after the the Moss family who owned the local mines and as such named the the place.

Then theres Dronfield formerly (Drinfield) which gained its name from a river in Alabama called the Drin.


And of course Chesterfield is so called because of the Local mayoress had a chest as big as a field.

My Uncle Joe Siddall owned the Halfway House,I went there as a kid it had a big backroom with steps leading to the bar.

Originally posted by tosh13
My Uncle Joe Siddall owned the Halfway House,I went there as a kid it had a big backroom with steps leading to the bar.

Can you remember Reaneys shop on the opposite corner to the pub?

I cannot Owdlad I was just a youngster when I went with my Mum & Dad,I think it was a Anniversary or something,Joe was my Dad's brother.

My Uncle Joe Siddall owned the Halfway House,

Is this the same Joe Siddall that had the Neepsend Tavern.

I admit I've always found the "Halfway" and "Intake" buses a bit puzzling. Not quite as odd as the ones which ran past my house in East Ham though, with "Cyprus" on the front.

Originally posted by retep
Is this the same Joe Siddall that had the Neepsend Tavern.
It could be

Roger was an old mate of mine.

I guess Roger must be a cousin,I did not see much of Joe's side of the family because I lived in Heeley at the time.Most of my family are a mystery to me as non seem to know how to use a PC & the forum,so finding them has been fruitless,but Uncle Joe was a smashing fellow ,I remember him well.

Originally posted by DanSumption
I admit I've always found the "Halfway" and "Intake" buses a bit puzzling. Not quite as odd as the ones which ran past my house in East Ham though, with "Cyprus" on the front.

sawa bus in hartshead in Sheffield, with Saigon written on the front, I can only guess it was Miss Saigon, the show in London.

Originally posted by owdlad
Can you remember Reaneys shop on the opposite corner to the pub?

Hi There Owdlad, how ya doin!!
Counting back from High Moor we have Norwood,Killamarsh, Halfway. what is the next village as you travel staight into Sheffield Is it Mosborough. Just trying to solve the question to Halfway to where. Hope ya keeping well.
Regards Vera.

Hi Vera, nice to hear from you again, I hope your keeping well.

You missed out Holbrook in the count down from High Moor to Mosborough, it was between Killamarsh and Halfway.

Originally posted by owdlad
Hi Vera, nice to hear from you again, I hope your keeping well.

You missed out Holbrook in the count down from High Moor to Mosborough, it was between Killamarsh and Halfway.

Oops!! Owdlad forget that one must have been a (seniors Moment) Regards Vera

Originally posted by johnybegood

Mosborough is named after the the Moss family who owned the local mines and as such named the the place.


Just in case anyone is confused at the origins of the name Mosborough:

MOSBOROUGH [Moresburg]

(Old English) burg ="fort, fortified manor" on the (Old English) mor ="moor, marsh".

The name Mosborough was derived from Moresburgh, which means "Fort on the Moor".
The lands of Mosborough and Eckington were bequeathed in 1002AD by Wulfric Spot to Morcare a supposed counsellor to Ethelred the Unready, but following the Norman Conquest the Saxon landowners were replaced by Norman ones and William the Conqueror bestowed the lands in this area in 1086 to Ralph Fitzhubert.

Robert FitzHubert (Ralph) (lord of Mosborough in 1086)
held several lordships in chief. His lineage is not well defined. That he was kinsman of Henri de Ferrierers is reasonably certain. The father, Hubert de Corcun, (now Curzon) a seigneur of a fief in the barony of Ferrierers in Normandy, held West Lockinge in Berkshire of Henri de Ferrers, the tenant in chief. He was not necessarily a 'natural' son, a Fitz myth long since exploded. Boscherville, Curzon and Livet were all surnames deriving from this feoffment.

MosboroughWeb (http://www.moss-net.co.uk/mosborough.htm)

I have also been puzzled about Halfway too. In fact there are a few places round here that I questioned when I moved up here. Wales was one of them, a workmate said she lived in Wales and I couldn't help wondering what time she got up to come to work ....

""Also it was a good place to rob travellers as you may have heard of Jim 'Hell' Heckington an infamous local robber not disimilar to Robin Hood - Hence the nearby village Eckington.

Mosborough is named after the the Moss family who owned the local mines and as such named the the place.""


You might want to check this again, as the "WELLS" family owned many of the mines around Eckington and Mossborough, as well as some of the local Halls at one time.

Damkina

Originally posted by Damkina
""Also it was a good place to rob travellers as you may have heard of Jim 'Hell' Heckington an infamous local robber not disimilar to Robin Hood - Hence the nearby village Eckington.

WRONG

Mosborough is named after the the Moss family who owned the local mines and as such named the the place.""

WRONG

You might want to check this again, as the "WELLS" family owned many of the mines around Eckington and Mossborough, as well as some of the local Halls at one time.

WRONG BUT A BIT RIGHT.

Damkina

GO HERE (http://www.moss-net.co.uk/mosborough/history/dehist/preface.htm)

When we first moved down to England from Scotland, and I found out I was going to school in a place called Halfway, well you can imagine my confusion.!!