10 Things about Sheffield You should know

Sheffield is one of the largest city situated in South Yorkshire, England. The name "Sheffield" comes from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city.

Neighbouring towns and cities of Sheffield

Neighbouring towns and citiesof Sheffield

10 things about Sheffield You need to know

1.The population of Sheffield is 551,800.
2.Sheffield is the eight largest regional English city.
3.Sheffield is the third largest English district by population
4. Sheffield is the largest village in England
5. Sheffield has two universities -

• University of Sheffield (www.sheffield.ac.uk)
• Sheffield Hallam University(www.shu.ac.uk)

6. Sheffield has 137 primary schools, 26 secondary schools
7. Sheffield has two large theatres

• Lyceum Theatre(www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk) 
• Crucible Theatre

 8.Sheffield is the greenest city in Europe, it has 2 million trees.
9. Sheffield has four cinema complexes

• Cineworld-second-largest cinema operator in the UK (www.cineworld.co.uk)
• Odeon Sheffield(www.odeon.co.uk)
•  Showroom Cinema(www.showroomworkstation.org.uk)
• Vue Cinemas(http://www.myvue.com/) 

10. Sheffield has two commercial newspapers

• The Star (www.thestar.co.uk)
• Sheffield Telegraph (www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk)

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