Bole Hill is mentioned in Elizabethan parish records as a small hamlet heavily engaged in metal working (Kingston 2004, chap 4 p15). Kingston's study of the parish records by the occupations of adult males shows that of the 14 adult male individuals listed between 1560-1620 for the hamlets of Bolehill, Cowmouth and Sheephill, 9 were listed as either Scythe smith / Finisher; Striker; or Cutler. This polygon shows the area occupied by farmsteads at this location on the 1877 25 inch OS mapping of the area. A number of these early buildings survive within this polygon including the listed early 18th century Bolehill Farmhouse and the 1670 'The Poplars' (English Heritage Listed Buildings Online). The area is shown as common land on the 1808 Enclosure award map for Norton (Fairbanks 1808). Ancient routes join(ed) this settlement with Sheffield (Derbyshire Lane) and Beauchief (Cobnar Road). Placename suggests possible site of 'bole furnace'.