In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hackenthorpe like this:

HACKENTHORPE, a hamlet in Beighton parish, Derby; 2 miles E of Beighton. It has a post office under Sheffield, and a Wesleyan chapel.

Hackenthorpe through time

Hackenthorpe is now part of SHEFFIELD District. Click here for graphs and data of how SHEFFIELD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hackenthorpe itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hackenthorpe, in Sheffield and Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24481

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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