Frecheville (/ˈfrɛʃvɪl/ FRESH-vil) is a suburb five miles (8.0 km) south-east of Sheffield city centre.

However, due to expansion, Frecheville and a number of surrounding villages became part of the city of Sheffield in 1967 and thus the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The firm constructed around 1,600 private houses, mainly traditional brick built 2 or 3 bedroom semi-detached family homes for rent and gave the Frecheville estate its name.

The site of the colliery was later transformed into the Shire Brook Valley Local Nature Reserve at Normanton Spring.

The area of Frecheville was also had a council run library service until this facility was withdrawn in 2014 by the local authority as a cost cutting measure.

The estate was named after Scowerdons Farm, which was located to the south, on land now occupied by the A57 dual carriageway.