How big is Sheffield?

I intend to study in the university of Sheffield.Can anyone tell me some things about Sheffield?(e.g.population,whether it is a big city,if it is bigger than Manchester ect.)I am from Greece and all I know about Sheffield is that it is the steel city!The sities I visited wasn't very clear to me.Thanks for your help

Are these websites any use to you?

http://www.sheffnet.net/

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/

http://www.sheffieldscene.co.uk/home.html

This one's got a BIT about the history of Sheffield (but it's mostly about the steel industry):

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ITsheffield.htm

I hope they're not the ones you've already looked at.

As far as I know Sheffield is the 4th largest city in the UK (after London, Birmingham and Manchester).

I thought Leeds was the third or fourth biggest place in England....thats what ive seen quoted loads of times in West Yorkshire...about 30,000 bigger than Sheffield

how dare u put that L word in the same paragraph as Sheffield!

isnt it 1. london 2.birmingham 3.glasgow 4.leeds 5. sheffield so sheffield is 4th largest in england, 5th in UK.

sheffield is std code 0114 = 4th largest. leeds is 0113 = 3rd largest

I wasn't sure, but this is what is posted on University of Sheffield's website:

Sheffield is England's fourth-largest city, with the wealth of facilities you would expect to find in a major city - yet it's compact, friendly and accessible. That's one reason why many students like living here so much that they stay on after graduating...

Don't know how accurate that is though.

Incidentally, isn't Manchester's std code 0161? So that doesn't follow your pattern.

Sheffield is the third largest City in England. Approx. 600,000 population.

Do not mention that West Yorkshire village just outside Bradford.

City of Manchester is small, Greater Manchester is a county and large but it includes Salford, Stockport etc.

Telephone codes have no relation to population.

Andy

lATEST GOVERNMENT POPULATION FIGURES:2001 CENSUS

LONDON 7,172,091

BIRMINGHAM 977,087

LEEDS 715,402

SHEFFIELD 513,234

SEE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS

Originally posted by Andyman

Do not mention that West Yorkshire village just outside Bradford.

 

 

Yeah its just a small town in Bradford.

Incidentally - here is my take

London

Birmingham

Manchester

Sheffield

Leeds

and remember size is not important,

Quality not quantity.

Originally posted by Lou

As far as I know Sheffield is the 4th largest city in the UK (after London, Birmingham and Manchester).

Oops, meant to say "England" and not "UK"...

Anyway, gloworm's population figures have clarified things!

Thanks for your help

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