Editing Malin Bridge (section)

==History==
The origin of the name Malin Bridge is obscure and several possible meanings have been put forward. The most probable is that the name derived from Malin Stacie, who was Lord of the Manor of [[Owlerton]] (which lies three-quarters of a mile to the north-east) between 1607 and 1652. It is possible that Stacie built the bridge or was responsible for its upkeep and it was therefore named after him. Another possibility is that the name derives from Milne Bridge, a common occurrence where a bridge is built near a mill. A third option is that it was named after "mellum" an old word that relates to stones in the bed of a river.

===Origins===
Malin Bridge came into existence because of the strategic importance of the bridge over the Loxley with a small population consisting of publican, wheelwright, blacksmith and saddler springing up in the immediate area to serve the travellers who used the bridge. In the first half of the 18th century grinding mills and water-powered forges started to be built in the area to harness the power of the rivers. The best known of these are the Malin Bridge Corn Mill which still stands today and the Mousehole Forge which dates from the 17th century and was a world-famous [[anvil]] producer in its heyday.
[[File:Malin Bridge after flood management..JPG|thumb|left|270px|Malin Bridge and the confluence of the Rivers Rivelin and Loxley after flood management work in August 2009.]]

===The Great Sheffield Flood===
In 1864 Malin Bridge was devastated by the [[Great Sheffield Flood]] with 102 people killed and 20 houses destroyed in the area. Whole families were wiped out with eleven people killed at the Stag Inn including eight members of the Armitage family as the inn was swept away. Seven members of the Bisby family were killed as the Cleakum Inn was inundated and swept away. The stone-built bridge was also carried off by the raging torrent and many of the industrial workshops were destroyed. Samuel Harrison wrote: ''"The populous village of Malin Bridge experienced the full fury of the flood, and suffered to an extent which is truly appalling...A bombardment with the newest and most powerful artillery could hardly have proved so destructive, and could not possibly have been nearly so fatal to human life."''<ref name="test3">{{cite web|url=http://mick-armitage.staff.shef.ac.uk/sheffield/photogal/picflud4.html|title=Sheffield Flood – The Trail of Destruction (4)|first=Michael|last=Armitage|website=Mick-armitage.staff.shef.ac.uk|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="test4">{{cite web|url=http://mick-armitage.staff.shef.ac.uk/sheffield/book/w-page10.html|title=Web Page 10: The Great Flood at Sheffield|first=Samuel|last=Harrison|website=Mick-armitage.staff.shef.ac.uk|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref>

Malin Bridge expanded with the building of [[Victorian era|Victorian]] terraced housing; it became a terminus for the [[Sheffield Tramway]] with a route from the city centre commencing on 19 May 1908. Buses could be then caught at Malin Bridge for travellers continuing to Bradfield or Stannington. At that time Malin Bridge was a busy shopping area and increasing traffic meant that the original narrow bridge over the Loxley to Stannington was replaced by a wider and stronger structure. The tram route from the city centre was taken over by buses in 1952, but reinstated in 1995.
[[File:Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Mousehole Forge, part of the old buildings has been converted into a private dwelling.]]