Bolehill Recreation Ground

Bolehill Recreation Ground, known locally as The Bole Hills is a public open space in the suburb of Crookes within the City of Sheffield, England.

[1] They are spread over an area of approximately 12 hectares (30 acres), consisting of a mixture of heathland, scrub and woodland and have been designated as a Local Wildlife Site.

The grounds stand at height of around 200 metres (660 feet) and offer good views to the north and west over the Loxley and Rivelin valleys.

[2] The Bole Hills were originally a clearing in the dense forest which covered the area to the west of Sheffield and were used for grazing cattle and sheep.

By 1890 the main Bole Hills quarry had reached large proportions, nearly a quarter of a mile long and 200 yards wide as it provided stone for the growing housing suburbs of Walkley and Broomhill.

This was the temporary place of worship for the newly created Crookes parish and was used until St. Timothy's Anglican church was opened on Slinn Street in 1911.

The Bole Hill Quarry allotments are 15 plots of land which are rented out by Sheffield City Council to the general public for non-commercial gardening.