Beighton, South Yorkshire

Beighton is a village located approximately 6½ miles south-east of Sheffield city centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Following significant expansion, the village became part of Sheffield in 1967 and was transferred from Derbyshire to the newly created county of South Yorkshire, England. From the late 17th to the 19th centuries, Beighton was noted for its edge-tool manufacturing industry, with the Thomas Staniforth & Co. sickle works based nearby at Hackenthorpe. The village is also notable for its ice hockey team, the Beighton Bombers.

The former village has a number of schools, including Beighton Nursery and Infant School and Brook House Junior School.

Today, there has been a lot of development of housing; however, due to its location on the outskirts of Sheffield, it maintains a rural setting alongside villages including Eckington, Mosborough, Ridgeway, and Dronfield.