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Encyclopedia > Shiregreen and Brightside

Shiregreen and Brightside ward—which includes the districts of Brightside, Shiregreen, and 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 6.5 km². The population of this ward in 2001 was 20,200 people in 8,200 households. In the 2004 local elections Jane Bird, Peter Price, and Peter Rippon—all Labour Party candidates—were returned as councilors for the ward. Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...

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Districts of Shiregreen and Brightside ward

Brightside

Brightside (grid reference SK375898) is an industrial area of Sheffield, lying north of Attercliffe. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Attercliffe is an industrial suburb of northeast Sheffield, England. ...


Sheffield Brightside is also the name of one of Sheffield's six Parliamentary constituencies. Brightside is an area of Sheffield, in the United Kingdom. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ...


Shiregreen

grid reference SK375925 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...


Wincobank

Wincobank (grid reference SK383913) is a suburb of Sheffield, located in the northeast of the city, close to the Meadowhall shopping centre and the M1 motorway. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the city in England. ... The M1 is a major north-south motorway in England connecting London to Yorkshire, where it joins the A1(M) near Wetherby. ...


An Iron Age hill fort was constructed at Wincobank by the Celtic Brigantes tribe, standing on the summit of a steep hill above the River Don. It is possible that here, during the 1st century AD, the Brigantes attempted to defend against the northward advance of the Roman legions. An ancient defensive dyke called Roman Ridge runs from the fort to Mexborough. Wincobank (grid reference SK377910) is an Iron Age hill fort in the district of Sheffield, England of the same name. ... The Brigantes were a British Celtic tribe which lived between Tyne and Humber. ... The River Don is a river in South Yorkshire, England. ... (Redirected from 1st century AD) (1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century - other centuries) The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 to 99. ... The Roman legion (from the Latin legio, meaning levy) was the basic military unit of ancient Rome. ... Plan of the Roman Ridge The Roman Ridge (or Roman Rig) is a Dyke in South Yorkshire, England that runs from near Wincobank in Sheffield to Mexborough. ... Mexborough, known in the 18th century as Mekesborough, is a town in the Borough of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. ...


Wincobank is home to St Thomas Boxing school which has produced some of Britain's best boxers of recent years including Naseem Hamed, Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Johnny Nelson. It is also home to Escafeld who was recently voted user most knowledgable about football at footballforums.net. Escafeld is also the manager of highly successful local football club Wincobank Ironopolis. Naseem Hamed (born Feburary 12 1974, in Sheffield, United Kingdom) is a British boxer. ... Herol Bomber Graham was born in Nottingham, England in 1958. ...

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Shiregreen and Brightside - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (307 words)
Shiregreen and Brightside ward—which includes the districts of Brightside, Shiregreen, and Wincobank—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England.
Brightside (grid reference SK375898) is an industrial area of Sheffield, lying north of Attercliffe.
Shiregreen (grid reference SK370930) is a mainly residential area to the north of the Northern General Hospital and north-west of Meadowhall.
Brightside - Sheffield Liberal Democrats (364 words)
Sheffield Brightside is possibly the most homogenous seat,as far as housing stock is concerned, in Sheffield.
The constituency is a home to the long-term politician, with the three councillors in Brightside ward managing an accumulated service of over 70 years between them, and other wards not far behind.
Sheffield Brightside is an administrative part of Sheffield Hillsborough Liberal Democrats.
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