Crookes
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Template:UKWard Crookes ward—which includes the districts of Crookes, Steelbank, Crosspool, and Sandygate—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the western part of the city and covers an area of 3.9 km2. The population of this ward in 2001 was 16,800 people in 7,200 households.
In the 2004 local elections Sylvia Anginotti, John Hesketh, and Brian Holmes, all Liberal Democrats, were returned as councillors for the newly drawn ward. The western and south-western section of Crookes ward is located within Sheffield Hallam Parliamentary constituency: MP Nick Clegg [Lib Dem].
Some of the eastern part of Crookes ward is in Sheffield Central Parliamentary constituency: MP Richard Caborn [Labour], whilst the north-eastern edge of the ward lies in Sheffield Hillsborough Parliamentary constituency: MP Angela Smith [Labour]. A Parliamentary Boundary Review is due to be implemented that will put the whole of Crookes ward in a redrawn Sheffield Hallam constituency in time for the next General Election.
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Crookes
Crookes (Template:Gbmapping) is a suburb of the City of Sheffield, England, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west of the city centre. It borders Broomhill to the south, Walkley and Crookesmoor to the east and open countryside around the River Rivelin to the north.
Popular institutions include Crookes Working Mens Club, on Mulehouse Road. It was established in 1926 and was a venue of Def Leppard who played there in 1979. Notable pubs in Crookes include The Old Grindstone, The Princess Royal, The Masons, The Cobden View Hotel, The Punchbowl [which manages, since December 2005, NOT to sell hand-pulled beer], The Ball Inn and Noah's Ark.
Crookes lies near the course of a Roman road from Templeborough to Brough-on-Noe. This area was sparsely settled until the 1790s, when a turnpike road was opened from Sheffield to Glossop, running via the southern end of Crookes, spurring development of the area. Names of roads such as Trusswell Road, Headland Road, and Headland Drive are references to the mediaeval open fields that survived in this area into the late 18th century. In the 19th century this area became a popular 'holiday' spot for residents of Sheffield to escape the soot and grime of the town.
Famous people from Crookes include Joe Cocker.
Good sources for pictoral histories of Crookes are ‘Crookes: a history of a Sheffield Village', 1982, [Crookes Residents’ Association] and 'Crookes Revisted', 1989, [Crookes Local History Group].
The best internet site for Crookes local history is http://www.chrishobbs.com/. Chris Hobbs is a long time Crookes resident and local amateur historian. His well researched stories are well worth a read.