Sheffield

:This article is about the city in England. For other uses see Sheffield (disambiguation).

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Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. Its name originates from the River Sheaf that ran through the original town. It has grown from its industrial roots to encompass a wide economic base. The population of the city is estimated (2004) at 516,100 people{{mn|POP|1}}, and it is one of the eight largest English cities outside of London that form the English Core Cities Group.

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City - Metropolitan borough - England - River Sheaf - 2004 - Largest - English Core Cities Group

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The present city boundaries were set in 1974, when the former county borough of Sheffield merged with Stocksbridge urban district and part of Wortley Rural District. This area includes a significant area of the countryside which surrounds the main urban region. Roughly a third of Sheffield is within the Peak District National Park (no other English city has a national park within its boundary), and Sheffield is generally recognized as England's greenest city, containing 150 woodlands and 50 public parks. In September 2005 it won the Entente Florale becoming the biggest city to do so.

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1974 - County borough - Stocksbridge - Urban district - Wortley Rural District - Peak District National Park - National park - Woodland - Park - 2005 - Entente Florale

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Sheffield is largely unparished, but Bradfield and Ecclesfield have parish councils and Stocksbridge has a town council.

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Unparished - Bradfield - Ecclesfield - Stocksbridge

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