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About Crookes
Crookes is a suburb of the City of Sheffield, England, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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. The suburb is said to derive its name from the Old Norse "Krkor" which means a nook or corner of land.
The Bole Hills (53.390597°N 1.510491°W) at Crookes, overlooking the Rivelin Valley, was the site of open air smelting, and Bronze Age (about 1500 BC) funerary remains, similar to those of contemporary tribes sometimes called the Urn people, were found near this site in 1887. The urn was discovered near St Antony's Well, which was believed to have medicinal properties.
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 Truswell 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.
The centre of Crookes is focused on the main road, also called Crookes, which connects Broomhill and Crookes before merging into Northfield Road. Crookes is served by the 52 bus, which runs from the city centre through Broomhill to Crookes and Hillsborough.
A large number of students from Sheffield University live in the area.
Claims to fame
- Crookes Working Men's Club on Mulehouse Road was established in 1926 and was a venue of Def Leppard who played there in 1979.
- Famous people from Crookes include Joe Cocker.
- The instrumental track "The Bus To Crookes" by The Human League was inspired by a bus journey to the area.
- The band The Crookes are from Sheffield and named themselves after the suburb.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article on Crookes