Darnall
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Not to be confused with Darnall Hall, a Georgetown University first-year undergraduate residence hall in Washington, DC.
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| District: | Sheffield |
| UK Parliament constituency: | Sheffield Attercliffe |
| Ceremonial county: | South Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Population (2001): | 21,000 |
| Councillors | |
| Robert Harpham (Labour Party) Mazher Iqbal (Labour Party) Mary Lea (Labour Party) |
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Darnall ward—which includes the districts of Attercliffe, Carbrook, Darnall, Tinsley, and parts of Handsworth—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the eastern part of the city and covers an area of 17.4 km2. The population of this ward in 2001 was 21,000 people in 8,400 households. It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Attercliffe constituency.
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[edit] Districts of Darnall ward
[edit] Attercliffe
Attercliffe (grid reference SK378887) is an industrial suburb of northeast Sheffield.
[edit] Carbrook
Carbrook (grid reference SK390900) is an industrial area of Sheffield, to the north-east of Brightside. It is also the name of the local tram stop and contains Meadowhall Retail Park, an out of town retail park not to be confused with Meadowhall Shopping Centre which lies further north.
[edit] Darnall
Darnall (grid reference SK388880) is a suburb eastern Sheffield, it was initially a small hamlet usually included with Attercliffe. It developed during the 19th century as an area housing steelworkers working in the large foundries of the Lower Don Valley. Darnall railway station was built to service the suburb, lying on the Sheffield to Lincoln line. Unemployment grew as the foundries shut or laid off many employees from the 1970s on, and the area is now one of the poorest in the city.
High Hazels Park located in Darnall was once regarded as one of the largest and finest parks in Sheffield. Officially a district park, the park is the major open space in this area of the city and has always been of great importance to the local community.
Darnall has a large immigrant community, including many Muslims (Primarily of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin). The suburb has several mosques.
One plan for extending the Sheffield Supertram would extend the routes through Darnall, towards Handsworth and south Rotherham.
[edit] Tinsley
Tinsley (grid reference SK395907) is a district in the northeastern part of Sheffield. Its name derives from the Old English Tingas-Leah, which means 'Field of Council'. It is mentioned as 'Tirneslawe' or 'Tineslawe' in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was in the possession of Roger de Busli. The chapel of St Laurence, Tinsley was built in 1877 on the site of an ancient (possibly of Anglo-Saxon origin) chapel.[1] An annual royal payment was received until 1847 in order that a service for the dead could be held.[2]
Tinsley Wood lay to the south of the settlement, on land now partly occupied by Sheffield City Airport and High Hazels Park. It may have been the site of the Battle of Brunanburh in 934, where Athelstan of England gained the submission of the Celtic monarchs of Britain.[2]
Another tradition associated with the settlement required the Lord of the Manor of Tinsley to take a pair of white gloves to the Lord of Tickhill each year at Michaelmas, and receive in return a white dove to keep over winter.[2]
Through the 18th and 19th centuries this area changed from a rural area to a major industrial centre known for its collieries, iron, steel, and wire works. Today much of the industry has gone and Tinsley now hosts the Meadowhall shopping centre—one of the largest in the UK. The name Tinsley is also associated with the nearby former railway marshalling yard and the Tinsley Viaduct, which carries the M1 motorway across the Don valley.
Tinsley Recreation Ground In the centre of Tinsley is the Tinsley Recreation ground (sometimes referred to as "the Rec"). Recently part of this has been claimed as a community cente called Tinsley Green. The whole of the recreation ground has been repaired after years of vandlism and neglect by the council. It now has one of the most modern playgrounds in sheffield.
It now boasts a new 5-aside football pitch, Tennis court, modern kiddie safe playground, adult rides and a cricket bowling practice area.
[edit] References
- ^ Wood, Michael (2001). Tinsley Wood. In In Search of England: Journeys into the English past, pp203–221. Penguin Books Ltd (University of California Press in the United States). ISBN 0-520-23218-6
- ^ a b c Tinsley Park Wood
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