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The earliest archaeological evidence for Sheffield in the Anglo-Saxon era is the 9th-century Sheffield Cross (discovered in the 19th century). It is the shaft of an Anglo-Saxon cross. It is Mercian in style, the most northerly example of this type. It is likely that the cross was previously sited at the location now occupied by Sheffield Cathedral, evidence for a long history of Christian use of the site.

The earliest archaeological evidence for Sheffield in the Anglo-Saxon era is the 9th-century Sheffield Cross (discovered in the 19th century). It is the shaft of an Anglo-Saxon cross. It is Mercian in style, the most northerly example of this type. It is likely that the cross was previously sited at the location now occupied by Sheffield Cathedral, evidence for a long history of Christian use of the site.

In the 12th century, it is likely that Sheffield's parish church was constructed as a satellite of Worksop Priory by [[William de Lovetot]], an Anglo-Norman baron of [[Huntingdonshire]]. This established the area of the parish of Sheffield, which would remain unchanged until the 19th century. This church, occupying the present-day site of Sheffield Cathedral, was destroyed in 1266 during the Second Barons' War in which [[Simon de Montfort]] led the barons against the royalist forces of [[Henry III]].

In the 12th century, it is likely that Sheffield's parish church was constructed as a satellite of Worksop Priory by [[William de Lovetot]], an Anglo-Norman baron of [[Huntingdonshire]]. This established the area of the parish of Sheffield, which would remain unchanged until the 19th century. De Lovetot also built a motte-and-bailey fortification at the confluence of the rivers Don and Sheaf.

 

The 12th century church, occupying the present-day site of Sheffield Cathedral, was destroyed in 1266 during the Second Barons' War in which [[Simon de Montfort]] led the barons against the royalist forces of [[Henry III]]. Sheffield's castle was also destroyed.

 

In 1270 [[Thomas de Furnival]] received a charter from King Henry III permitting the construction of a castle at Sheffield. Thomas died soon after the castle was completed and was buried in the castle.

A [[Benedictine]] priory was founded at nearby Ecclesfield in c. 1273. Ecclesfield Priory's mother church was St Wandrille's Abbey in [[Normandy]]; the church at Ecclesfield had been a possession of St Wandrille's by 1142,. when this was confirmed by a papal bull of [[Pope Innocent II]]. The priory was disestablished in 1386.

A [[Benedictine]] priory was founded at nearby Ecclesfield in c. 1273. Ecclesfield Priory's mother church was St Wandrille's Abbey in [[Normandy]]; the church at Ecclesfield had been a possession of St Wandrille's by 1142,. when this was confirmed by a papal bull of [[Pope Innocent II]]. The priory was disestablished in 1386.