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 Sheffield History
Sheffield continued to thrive in the Hallamshire area(the ancient district that contained Sheffield) and in 1624 a craft guild, the Company of Cutlers was formed to govern the industry in the Sheffield area.
Sheffield is built at the confluence of several rivers (the Don, Rivelin, Loxley, Porter and Sheaf) fed from the hills.
At first the Sheffield cutlers were slow to change to this new steel (France was one of the bigger customers of it) but they soon realised how much more superior it was.
www.littlemesters.com /sheffield_history.htm   (877 words)

  
 A Brief History of Sheffield
Sheffield was founded in the early 12th century by the Lord of the manor, William de Lovetot.
By 1600 Sheffield was the main town in England (apart from London) for cutlery.
Sheffield was given the right to have a weekly market and an annual fair.
www.localhistories.org /sheffield.html   (1631 words)

  
 As always, Sheffield comes out swinging - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Red Sox - Sports
Sheffield, who finished second in last year's MVP voting behind Vladi Guerrero of the Angels, is having the kind of season that will make him no worse than top-five material this fall.
Sheffield was quick to exonerate Clement of possessing any ulterior motive for throwing one behind his numbers.
Sheffield did brighten at the news that the Yankees, desperate for pitching, had added ex-Marlin Al Leiter in time to start tonight's finale of the four-game set.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/07/17/as_always_sheffield_comes_out_swinging   (743 words)

  
 Walkabout - Sheffield
Sheffield is nestled in under Mount Roland in an area of rolling hills and gentle valleys which produces fat lambs, pigs, potatoes, timber and a number of vegetable crops.
It is now widely accepted that 'Sheffield' as a name was probably chosen by Edward Curr, the manager of the Van Diemen's Land Company, who was a native of Sheffield in England.
Located 30 km from Devonport and 93 km from Launceston, Sheffield (named after the famous town in Yorkshire) is one of those rural service towns which had a brainwave and successfully turned itself into a tourist destination.
walkabout.com.au /locations/TASSheffield.shtml   (661 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: SHEFFIELD, TX
Sheffield is at the intersection of Farm Road 1217 and U.S. highways 290 and 349, sixteen miles southeast of Iraan on the eastern edge of Pecos County.
In 1985 Sheffield had several stores and restaurants, an elementary school, three churches, and a population of 300.
Around 1900 a small settlement sprang up on land adjoining the Cannon ranch owned by Will Sheffield, and the town became known as Sheffield.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/hls40.html   (531 words)

  
 Sheffield unknowingly used steroid
Sheffield said that he received his vitamins from BALCO through Greg Anderson, Bonds' former trainer, who, along with Conte and two other men, was indicted in February on charges of conspiring to distribute performance-enhancing drugs.
Sheffield also implicated Barry Bonds in the story, saying that he was introduced to BALCO by the San Francisco slugger in 2002, when the two men worked out together before the season.
Sheffield also claimed that after Bonds had told him he would pay all of his expenses, he later had someone notify Sheffield that he needed to settle up his tab with BALCO.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/content/printer_friendly/mlb/y2004/m10/d05/c883568.jsp   (809 words)

  
 Sheffield Alabama
Sheffield, also known as the "Center of the Shoals", is centrally located between the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, and Tuscumbia in the northwest region of Alabama.
The Community leaders and citizens of Sheffield treasure their hospitable and family-oriented lifestyle and have preserved this tradition through well-planned growth.
www.sheffieldalabama.org   (79 words)

  
 Sheffield - Wikitravel
The population of the city of Sheffield is 516,100 while around 1.5 million people live in the metropolitan area making it one of the United Kingdom's and Europe's biggest city's.
Sheffield [1] is a large metropolitan city in Yorkshire, England.
Sheffield Station is on the south-east side of the city centre and has regular services that run to most major cities from Plymouth to Edinburgh.
wikitravel.org /en/Sheffield   (1872 words)

  
 Sheffield First Partnership - SHEFFIELD CITY STRATEGY LAUNCH
Sheffield reviews its vision and ambition for culture in the city through the creation of a new Culture Strategy and the establishment of a city wide Culture Board.
Sheffield Culture, an ambitious and inclusive strategy created in partnership, presents the collective vision and sets the direction for the next ten years of development for the city.
Sheffield is a city of more than half a million people.
www.sheffieldfirst.net   (324 words)

  
 Sheffield Boot Camp
Youth assigned to the Sheffield Boot Camp are initially placed in the orientation platoon (4th Platoon) where they are taught military courtesy and discipline, fundamentals of drill and ceremony and basic expectations of the boot camp.
Youth assigned to Sheffield Boot Camp are generally from 14 to 20 years of age, and must have the mental and physical capacity to be amenable to treatment through the Boot Camp program.
The Texas Youth Commission Sheffield Boot Camp program is a 128-bed facility for male juvenile offenders who were committed to the agency's care by a juvenile court.
www.tyc.state.tx.us /programs/sheffield   (671 words)

  
 Sheffield - Leadership in New Zealand
Sheffield works with leadership, both individual and organisational, to make a real difference to business and the community in New Zealand.
Sheffield invites you to the DDI leadership Forecast, Wed 10th May 2006.
With over 45 years experience in adding value to New Zealand businesses, Sheffield helps to recruit, evaluate, develop and reward leaders and set up the environments within which they can flourish.
www.sheffield.co.nz   (129 words)

  
 Sheffield City Council - Welcome To Sheffield
Sheffield is always worth a visit, but when you add Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley- our neighbouring towns in South Yorkshire- into your schedule you really have a great reason to stay longer and see more.    Why not take a look at our Holiday News...
Sheffield is a great place to be…you’ll soon realise why we’re so proud of our city.
Sheffield's comprehensive visitor guide is available free of charge.  It can be picked up at the Visitor Information point (see above) or we are happy to send a copy direct to you.
www.sheffield.gov.uk /out--about/tourist-information   (354 words)

  
 Sheffield
The 1821 the population of Sheffield had reached 31,314.
Situated on the River Don, Sheffield is surrounded by seven hills that contain iron ore and by the 16th century had obtained a reputation for its production of knives, scissors, scythes and shears.
By the 18th century Sheffield also became an important coal mining area.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /ITsheffield.htm   (830 words)

  
 Sheffield, Texas.
On the map, Sheffield is tucked into the smallest little cranny available in Pecos County like a spider in a huge room.
In 1849, the Army surveyed a road from San Antonio to El Paso and they included what is now Sheffield on their route because of the Pecos Spring and the Pecos River.
Sheffield didn't experience the type of lawlessness of other oil boom towns like Ranger, Kilgore, Mexia or Freer.
www.texasescapes.com /WestTexasTowns/SheffieldTexas/SheffieldTx.htm   (463 words)

  
 SHEFFIELD'S SIDE / Slugger testified Bonds told him to use 'the cream' and 'the clear,' saying, 'Don't ask any questions, just trust me'
Sheffield's attorney, Paula Canny, expressed concern that her client's grand jury testimony was revealed but also said he had been honest with the government.
In his Dec. 11, 2003, testimony before the BALCO grand jury, Sheffield said that after the baseball season ended in 2001, he had accepted a standing invitation to come west and work out with Bonds, whom he had gotten to know while playing with the National League Los Angeles Dodgers and Florida Marlins.
"Red beans" were steroid pills produced in Mexico, a prosecutor said while Sheffield was on the witness stand.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/12/03/MNG5UA0LFP23.DTL   (789 words)

  
 Sheffield City Airport & Heliport
Sheffield City Airport opened in 1997, it thrives as both a general aviation and heliport centre, offering fixed wing and helicopter flight tuition and pilot training, as well as pleasure flights and business charters.
Sheffield City Centre is only 4 miles away and provides a good mix of retail and leisure facilities, including the recently opened 'Winter Gardens' and Millennium art gallery.
Derbyshire and the Peak District are within a short drive, with the attractions of Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall and the old market town of Bakewell.
www.sheffieldcityairport.com   (163 words)

  
 Sheffield City Council - Latest News
Sheffield City Council& Cabinet will be asked to approve the standards for amenities (including fire protection) and the scale of charges at their meeting on Wednesday 12th April.
Sheffield United fans will have the opportunity to pay tribute to their heroes when the promotion-winning Blades players and staff take an open top bus ride from Bramall Lane to the Town Hall on Wednesday 3 May. The players and management will then appear on the Town Hall balcony.
Sheffield moved up to 6th place in the ‘1st Tier’ cities, just behind Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, London, and Liverpool, and ahead of Cardiff, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and Newcastle, all of whom were ranked above Sheffield when the survey was last carried out in 2003.
www.sheffield.gov.uk   (627 words)

  
 UK Indymedia - Sheffield
On Saturday 7th January, family, friends, colleagues and supporters of Mohammad Arrian assembled outside Sheffield Town Hall to express their belief that Mohammad is in grave danger if he returns to Afghanistan and to demonstrate their support for his right to asylum and to stay with his family in Sheffield.
Fares on First buses in Sheffield have gone up four times in the last year and since the privatisation of the bus service journeys made in South Yorkshire have fallen from 350 million a year to 112 million last year and there has been a corresponding increase in car usage, congestion and pollution.
The full list of films is now out for the Sheffield Indymedia's second alternative documentary festival: Alt.Doc.Fest 2: Films from the Frontline 24-26th November at Matilda Social Centre, 111 Matilda Street.
www.indymedia.org.uk /en/regions/sheffield   (1656 words)

  
 Sheffield, Massachusetts 01257 - The Berkshires - Berkshire County
Sheffield, Massachusetts 01257 - The Berkshires - Berkshire County
The town had some of the best land in the county and as a result had a population that, for the first half of the nineteenth century, was the largest in the county, save Pittsfield.
The first English settler to cross the "hideous howling wilderness" into Berkshire County was Matthew Noble of Westfield who arrived in 1725.
www.berkshireweb.com /themap/sheffield/sheffield.html   (176 words)

  
 GENUKI: Sheffield
An index to the 1871 census for Sheffield is being transcribed by a group co-ordinated by Gordon Cambell.
The SHEFFIELD Mailing List is an unmoderated Family History list administrated by Gordon Cambell, dedicated to the genealogy and history of the Sheffield and Rotherham areas.
Virtual Sheffield } claims to be one of Englands first and biggest Virtual Cities on the Internet, and aims to bring you information on all aspects and areas of Sheffield and South Yorkshire life.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sheffield   (1530 words)

  
 Homepage - Anglican Diocese of Sheffield - Diocese of the Church of England
The Diocese of Sheffield was formed at Pentecost in 1914, by the division from the Diocese of York.
Bishop Jack will lead a walk of peace on Sunday 23rd April to show solidarity with other faith communities, and to take this message into an area of Sheffield in which the BNP are campaigning.
Homepage - Anglican Diocese of Sheffield - Diocese of the Church of England
www.sheffield-diocese.org.uk   (293 words)

  
 NHS Sheffield
The Sheffield NHS Stop Smoking Service (0800 0684490) to help you stop smoking, about the health risks of smoking and the benefits of quitting.
Sheffield Children's NHS Trust is becoming a Foundation Trust, get involved by becoming a member (29th March 2006)
Information on the NHS in Sheffield is openly available under the Freedom of Information Act.
www.sheffield.nhs.uk   (270 words)

  
 Photos from Anti-War Demo in Sheffield (UK) M20 : NC Indymedia
Some time later the Sheffield Samba Band marching into the space in front of the Town Hall to keep the dancing going.
Once again the Sheffield students have demonstrated their opposition to this monstrosity being committed in out names.
In the evening the demo was joined by the Sheffield Samba Band and the trollyd mobile sound system.
chapelhill.indymedia.org /news/2003/03/3098.php   (1118 words)

  
 Aircraft dispatcher training airline flight dispatch trainers Sheffield school aeronautics
Sheffield School and its graduates have a deep and profound mutual respect for one another.
Sheffield School of Aeronautics will train you ABOVE FAA standards, then actively assist you in airline job placement.
Sheffield does not in anyway just "crank-out" dispatchers; you will have to work very hard.
www.sheffield.com /home.html   (1168 words)

  
 Category:Sheffield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The main article for this category is Sheffield.
There are 9 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Sheffield   (67 words)

  
 Welcome to Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield Hallam University
University life shouldn't all be hard work and Sheffield has an excellent choice of stylish café bars, lively pubs and nightclubs, nationally renowned theatres, live music, international spectator sport and a thriving cultural scene.
Sheffield locals and student residents alike are proud that our city is a welcoming place to live and learn.
Home to two universities with more than 40,000 students, Sheffield is very much a vibrant and friendly learning city, and is one of the country’s most in-demand student destinations.
www.shu.ac.uk /sheffield   (189 words)

  
 The Sheffield Exchange, LLC.
Sheffield craftsmen are world renowned for the quality of their metal blades for knives and scissors, and the distinctive craftsmanship of their pewter.
Sheffield, England became the center of post-medieval industrial development that propelled England into the Industrial Revolution.
Charles B. Dull, founder of The Sheffield Exchange, received his master’s degree in historical archaeology from the University of Sheffield.
www.sheffieldexchange.com   (191 words)

  
 Sheffield Measurement Inc.
Sheffield CMMs can be found around the world, performing precision measurement tasks in industries such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, medical, mold and die making, and power generation, to name just a few.
Sheffield Measurement Inc, manufacturers of Cordax® brand coordinate measurement machines since 1965, is a world leader in providing advanced automated metrology solutions to customers worldwide.
Sheffield CMMs can be part of a quality control strategy that stretches throughout the organization, at every stage of production.
www.sheffieldmeasurement.com   (258 words)

  
 Sheffield City Pages
Sheffield is the fourth largest city in England, in the county of South Yorkshire.
Sheffield was famous for its steel industry and related industries, but is now developing as an important cultural centre.
Welcome to the City of Sheffield Pages, which aim to provide links to many other sites about Sheffield and the surrounding area.
www.shef.ac.uk /city   (63 words)

  
 Sheffield City Council
However, Sheffield City Council is asking members of the public, businesses and schools to enter the Sheffield in Bloom New Lord Mayor’s Awards.
ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR SHEFFIELD’S NRQ : Next Wednesday (26th April) Sheffield’s New Retail Quarter (NRQ) scheme is set to enter a new and exciting phase, as Council Cabinet members are being asked to authorise council officers to enter into the Main Development Agreement (MDA) and lease with Hammerson UK, the site’s preferred developer.
A third of seats are up in Sheffield totalling 29 seats (two seats in Ecclesall ward).
sccplugins.sheffield.gov.uk /press/news/index.asp   (971 words)

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