Editing River Sheaf (section)

{{Short description|River in South Yorkshire, England}}
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  | name              = River Sheaf
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  | image_caption     = River Sheaf by Duchess Road at [[Sheffield Central ward|Highfield]]
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The '''River Sheaf''' in [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], England, flows northwards, past [[Dore, South Yorkshire|Dore]], through [[Abbeydale, South Yorkshire|Abbeydale]] and north of [[Heeley]]. It then passes into a [[culvert]], through which it flows under the centre of Sheffield before joining the [[River Don, Yorkshire|River Don]]. This lower section of the River Sheaf, together with the Don between the Blonk Street and [[Lady's Bridge]]s, formed two sides of the boundary of [[Sheffield Castle]].

The main tributaries of the Sheaf are the [[Porter Brook]], which joins it beneath [[Sheffield Midland station]], and the [[Meers Brook]]. The river has been polluted upstream through centuries of industrial activity, including [[iron]] and [[steel]] working, and is only slowly recovering. The river used to provide the power for metal works such as the [[Listed building|Grade I-listed]] [[Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet]].

A River Sheaf Walk has been developed which follows the river from Granville Square out to [[Millhouses Park]] and beyond to the [[Peak District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sheafportertrust.org/explore-our-rivers|title=Explore Our Rivers|website=Sheaf & Porter Trust|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=River Sheaf Walk | publisher=Sheffield City Council | date=13 June 2005 | url=http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/planning-and-city-development/urban-design--conservation/current--recent-projects/sheaf-valley-walk | access-date=13 October 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612012946/http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/planning-and-city-development/urban-design--conservation/current--recent-projects/sheaf-valley-walk | archive-date=12 June 2011 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>