Street names of Sheffield

English urban street name directory

This is a list of the etymology of street names in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

  • Arundel Gate and Arundel Street – named after the Earl of Arundel
  • Cavendish Street – named after the Cavendish family
  • Church Street – after Sheffield Cathedral, which was the main parish church until 1914
  • Devonshire Green and Division Street – named after the Duke of Devonshire
  • Fitzalan Square – the Fitzalans were a branch of the Duke of Norfolk family
  • Leopold Square and Leopold Street – named after Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
  • Norfolk Street and Howard Street – named after the Dukes of Norfolk
  • Sheaf Square and Sheaf Street – after the River Sheaf
  • Wellington Street – named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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