Sheffield

Sheffield is a ceity an metropolitan borough o Sooth Yorkshire, Ingland. Its name derives frae the River Sheaf, which runs through the ceity. Historically a pairt o the Wast Ridin o Yorkshire, an pairtly Derbyshire, the ceity haes grown frae its lairgely industrial ruits tae encompass a wider economic base. The population o the Ceity of Sheffield is 534,500 (2008 est.) an it is ane o the aicht lairgest regional Inglis ceities that mak up the English Core Cities Group.

Durin the 19t century, Sheffield gained an internaitional reputation for steel production. Mony innovations wur developed locally, includin crucible an stainless steel, fuellin an amaist tenfold increase in the population durin the Industrial Revolution. Sheffield received its municipal charter in 1893, offeecially becomin the City of Sheffield. Internaitional competition in iron an steel caused a decline in traditional local industries durin the 1970s an 1980s, coincidin wi the collapse o coal minin in the area.

The ceity is locatit the valleys o the River Don an its fower tributaries, the Loxley, the Porter Brook, the Rivelin, an the Sheaf, frae which the ceity takes its name. 61% o the Sheffield’s entire area is green space, an a third o the ceity lies athin the Peak District National Park.

Sister Ceeties
The "Sheffield International Linking Committee" promotes Sheffield owerseas, especially wi fower sister ceeties:

 Anshan Ceety, Cheenae
 Bochum, Germany
 Donetsk, Ukraine
 Esteli, Nicaragua

A further fower ceeties hae a Friendship Agreement wi Sheffield:

 Kawasaki, Japan
 Kitwe, Zambie
 Kotli, Kashmir, Pakistan
 Pittsburgh, Unitit States

Twa roads in Sheffield hae been named efter sister ceeties; a section o the A6102 in Norton is named Bochum Parkway, an a road in Hackenthorpe is named Donetsk Way.

Freemit airtins
 Sheffield Ceety Cooncil Wabsteid
 A tale o twa ceeties: the Sheffield Project  a report bi University o Sheffield commissioned bi David Blunkett aboot inequality athin the ceety


Category:Populatit places established in the 1st millennium
Category:Ceeties in Yorkshire an the Humber
Category:Local govrenment destricts in Sooth Yorkshire
Category:Metropolitan burghs

Category:Local govrenment destricts o Yorkshire an the Humber