Ranmoor (grid reference SK317862) is a suburb just to the east of Fulwood notable for its large church, St John's. This church was opened 24 April 1879 but was almost entirely destroyed by fire on 2 January 1887. All that survived from the original church was the tower and spire, which still stands today. A new building was built and the church reopened on 9 September 1888.
Lodge Moor (grid reference SK291861) is a suburb of Sheffield to the west of Fulwood. It lies on the edge of open countryside and is home to a large golf course. Lodge Moor Hospital was founded in 1888 and closed in the 1990s. On 9 December 1955 a USAF Republic F-84 Thunderstreak crashed into the hospital killing one person and injuring seven. There was a prisoner of war camp here in World War II. To the west of Lodge Moor is the area of Redmires and the Redmires Reservoirs, the Sheffield City Battalion had a camp and training area here during World War I.There was also a WW1 air landing site next to the camp, used by aircraft to defend Sheffield against Zeppelin raids, but it was only used until 1916. Near to the site of the hospital there were three bronze age barrows, which were removed to make way for housing development. One of these was excavated in the 1950's by the Hunter Archaeological Society.
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