Normanton Spring
{{Short description|Hamlet in South Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.355779|-1.392360|display=inline,title}}
| label_position = left
| official_name = Normanton Spring
| civil_parish =
| population =
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| metropolitan_borough = Sheffield
| metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster =
| post_town = SHEFFIELD
| postcode_district = S13
| postcode_area = S
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SK405844
| static_image = Old and New Housing (geograph 1806716).jpg
| static_image_caption = Housing on Normanton Spring Road (B6064)
}}
Normanton Spring (according to Ordnance Survey maps), also called Normanton Springs, is a suburb and former hamlet located 4 miles east of Sheffield City Centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to expansion during the 1960s, the hamlet became a part of Sheffield.{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getoutside/local/normanton-spring-sheffield|title=Normanton Spring, Sheffield - area information, map, walks and more|publisher=}}
History
During the 20th century, the hamlet was known for its mining industry with the Birley Collieries being on both the east and west side respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sheffield_Coal_Co|title=Sheffield Coal Co|website=www.gracesguide.co.uk}} The Shire Brook, which flows through the south of the hamlet, was noted for its use in the smithing of sickles and scythes, with Thomas Staniforth & Co based at neighbouring Hackenthorpe and Hutton & Co at Ridgeway, Derbyshire, both renting wheels along the brook, the most notable of which being the Nether Wheel.History of the Manor and Parish of Beighton - T.L Platts (1985){{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/88/a4082988.shtml|title=BBC - WW2 People's War - The Home Guard at Birley East Colliery|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}
File:Converted School (geograph 1806738).jpg
A former schoolhouse which was in use during the 20th century has since been converted into residential use, and the mining pits are now part of the Shire Brook Valley Local Nature Reserve. The local pub, The Normanton Springs Inn, has also been demolished.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}