Firth Park ward—which includes the districts of Firth Park, Longley, Parson Cross and parts of Wincobank—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northern part of the city and covers an area of 4.3 km². The population of this ward in 2001 was 20,000 people in 8,500 households. Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. ... Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Districts in Firth Park ward

Firth Park

Firth Park (grid reference SK368913) is a district of Sheffield surrounding a park given to the city by Mark Firth in 1875 and was opened by the Price of Wales. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Longley

grid reference SK352912 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

Parson Cross

Parson Cross (grid reference SK350923) is a Council housing estate situated 6 km north of Sheffield City Centre. Most of the housing was built pre-war in 1938 and post-war in 1947. The estate borders the other Sheffield estates of Shiregreen, Ecclesfield, Longley, Southey, Owlerton, Wadsley Bridge, and Foxhill. Parson Cross was extensive farmland before the pressing need for new housing stock in the late 1930s. The main thoroughfares of Wordsworth Avenue, Chaucer Road, Yew Lane, Southey Green Road, Deerlands Avenue, Buchanan Road, Lindsay Avenue and Colley Road cross the estate. The A61 Halifax Road runs to the West and the A6135 Barnsley Road runs to the East of the estate. Public Houses include The Wordsworth Tavern, The Parson Cross Hotel and The Beagle Hotel. Schools include Meynell, Mansel, Monteney, Parson Cross and St Thomas More Primary Schools with Yewlands and Chaucer Secondary Schools. Shopping centres are located on Margetson Crescent, Wordsworth Drive, Buchanan Road, Lindsay Avenue and Chaucer Road. Playing fields are situated at Colley Recreation Ground and Parson Cross Park. A library is located on Margetson Crescent. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The council house is a form of public housing found in the United Kingdom. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ...

External link

• Firth Park Online