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    1. Dun Street - Attercliffe cum Darnall
    2. Patrick Linsley
    3. Hi everyone I've just found my friends Gt Grandparents living in 1871 at 127 Dun Street, Attercliffe cum Darnall. Can anyone tell me where this Dun Street used to be? I know there is - still to this day - a Dun Street at Kelham Island. However in 1871 census says that the particular Dun Street we're interested in had - according to the enumerator's book - over 235 addresses in it. The Dun Street at Kelham Island is not - as far as I can see - long enough to have over 230 houses in it. The enumerators book say that 'our' Dun Street is in: - the township of Attercliffe cum Darnall; - the municipal ward of Attercliffe; and - the Ecclesiastical District of Christ Church. I've gone through all the copies of the 1871 enumerators book in which 'our' Dun Street appears and it definitely says Dun Street - and not something like Don Street (which is over towards Rotherham) The rest of the entries in his book are for addresses in the Carbrook area - i.e. Carbrook Lane, Short Street etc. These are at the very top end of Brightside. So I'm assuming that 'our' Dun Street was in the same area as well. But I can't find it anywhere on any map - new or old. Was 'our' Dun Street renamed or did it disappear under development years later - i.e under steel works that were built in Brightside? Can anyone pin-point where Dun Street in Attercliffe cum Darnall was? Regards Patrick

    02/07/2005 11:35:26