Due to much expansion, the village became a part of Sheffield city in 1967, and was transferred from Derbyshire to the newly created South Yorkshire, England.

During much of the late 17th to 19th centuries the village was noted for its edge tool manufacturing, with Thomas Staniforth & Co Sickle works being based at nearby Hackenthorpe.

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.

[10] Due to the villages location close to the River Rother, a number of major flooding events have occurred, notably in 1940,[11] 1954 and 1960.

[13] On 1 April 1967 the parish was abolished and merged with Sheffield, Eckington, "Aston cum Aughton", Wales and Killamarsh.

The village has produced a number of sports teams, notably the Beighton Miners Welfare F.C.