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Tucked into the steep-sided valley of the Little Don River, Stocksbridge sits about ten miles northwest of Sheffield city centre. It is a town built on grit and steel; the Samuel Fox commercial works, famous for developing the Paragon umbrella frame, still dominate the valley floor and remain a major local employer. To the south and west, the urban fringe gives way immediately to the Peak District National Park, with the Underbank and Langsett reservoirs providing popular walking routes right on the doorstep. The landscape is defined by its rugged topography, meaning many of the terraced and semi-detached homes built into the hillsides enjoy expansive views over the surrounding moorland. Since the opening of the Fox Valley shopping park on the site of the old steelworks, the town’s focus has shifted slightly, bringing more modern amenities and regular bus links to Sheffield and Barnsley, yet it retains the distinct, self-contained character of a Pennine industrial outpost.