Ive been looking for a map on the net that will display all borders of sheffield. All the maps ive seen so far show rotheram and all the outlying towns, what id like is one that displays JUST sheffield in its true size. Any help would be great, thanks

Sheffield covers quite a big area so you might struggle to find a map on the net that shows enough detail to be of any use. Have a look at an O.S. map in a decent book shop.

...at the edges

There is a border about 3 mile before holmesfield, I see the sign when i'm on bike you are now in derbyshire, so I asume thats a Sheffield border as Sheffield ends there and derbyshire begins.

Not necessarily as parts of Sheffield are in Derbyshire

Originally posted by Saxon
Not necessarily as parts of Sheffield are in Derbyshire Not quite ;) Sheffield is within South Yorkshire and its sourthern limits are also SY's southern limits. Parts of Totley are on the other not in Sheffield but in North East Derbyshire, but under the NED authority.

Originally posted by Captain_Scarlet
Parts of Totley are on the other not in Sheffield but in North East Derbyshire, but under the NED authority.

Really? Which bits?

there's any good sheffield map on internet that i can download?
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Your best bet would be to go to streetmap.co.uk and click it to the OS Landranger scale and just follow it round.

Originally posted by the_rudeboy
Really? Which bits? Totley Moor.

Here is a sketch that gives you a quick idea:

http://www.arbeer.demon.co.uk/MAPweb/Sheffield.htm

The Ordnance Survey maps do show the boundary but it is very hard to follow as it is a faint, grey, dotted line!

If you have the patience, you can stitch together the detailed Ward Boundary maps from The Boundary Committe, here:

http://www.boundarycommittee.org.uk/your-area/sheffield.cfm

Detailed ward maps are also available on the Council's website, here:

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/ward-boundaries

Just take note of how rough the road surfaces are - then you are in Sheffield



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You could try the boundary review map at http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/User/JGH/Politics/WardReview/NewWards/Full

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Your link does not work, Councillor Harston.

Is this the map to which you refer?

http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/User/JGH/Docs/Politics/WardReview/NewWards/Full/

....... but this one is at a very poor resolution.

Originally posted by cgksheff
Your link does not work, Councillor Harston.

Is this the map to which you refer?

http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/User/JGH/Docs/Politics/WardReview/NewWards/Full/

Yes, an 's' got typo'd to an 'a'.


...... but this one is at a very poor resolution.

Poor resoultion? At 11M?!?!? At 200pixels per kilometer???

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Originally posted by jgharston


Poor resoultion? At 11M?!?!? At 200pixels per kilometer???



I'm sorry, but what I see is a map which although it says 11Mb on it is only 152kb GIF, 655 x 450 pixels.

It says "select the map to view in full size" but there is nothing to "select" and clicking on the map has no effect at all.

Saving the map and viewing in another programme is of no benefit either as it is still the 152kb image that is saved.

Am I missing something here?

I remember in a quiz once asking if the Fox House inn at Longshaw was in or out of Sheffield .The answer was in but only just.I think the boundary is round the next bend in the road.

Originally posted by treeko
I remember in a quiz once asking if the Fox House inn at Longshaw was in or out of Sheffield .The answer was in but only just.I think the boundary is round the next bend in the road.
The Sheffield boundary runs along the pavement in front of Fox House.

Originally posted by cgksheff
I'm sorry, but what I see is a map which although it says 11Mb on it is only 152kb GIF, 655 x 450 pixels.

It says "select the map to view in full size" but there is nothing to "select" and clicking on the map has no effect at all.

Am I missing something here?

Yes, you're right. The link got broken somehow. Try ((link removed)) - be warned, it is a 11M download.

When I get home I'll a) fix the link, and b) upload the current map.

For low resolution maps of Sheffield's borders try http://mdfs.net/Docs/Sheffield/Borders

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Originally posted by jgharston
[B]Yes, you're right. The link got broken somehow.


Ah, I remember now. I wan't sure exactly how my OS license covered the online map, so I removed the link. I'll dig out my paperwork from the OS and check it. In the meantime the low resolution maps are still there.

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Right on the edges

Just to clear up the Sheffield / Derbyshire thing.
Sheffield is fully in South Yorkshire though parts of derbyshire have been absorbed in to Sheffield over the years as the town grew in to a city (The biggest absorbtion took in Meersbrook, Norton, Greenhill and Woodseats way back in the early 20th Century, but an application to absorb Rotherham was rejected... ironic when you think Roth Utd now play in Sheffield but Sheffield FC play in Derbyshire)
Postally, some derbyshire boroughs come under Sheffield, such as Eckington, but these are definitely not parts of Sheffield

Look in a A-Z they should the boundry they also show the parlementary boundries or did not used one for a bit as I dont tend to be out on the streets now

Eckington, Marsh Lane, Dronfield etc are in Derbyshire but still part of Sheffield. Saying that there are 'Welcome to Sheffield' signs as we drive towards Sheffield City Centre from Eckington so I can see the confusion. I'm in Eckington and we pay council tax to Chesterfield and our phone code is Chesterfield but the address is Sheffield.

Just to clear up the Sheffield / Derbyshire thing.
Sheffield is fully in South Yorkshire though parts of derbyshire have been absorbed in to Sheffield over the years as the town grew in to a city (The biggest absorbtion took in Meersbrook, Norton, Greenhill and Woodseats way back in the early 20th Century, but an application to absorb Rotherham was rejected... ironic when you think Roth Utd now play in Sheffield but Sheffield FC play in Derbyshire)
Postally, some derbyshire boroughs come under Sheffield, such as Eckington, but these are definitely not parts of SheffieldMeersbrook, Norton and Greenhill was in 1885. Dore and Totley in 1934. All these places are in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire and in the Historical county of Derbyshire. The borders of historical counties no longer change, cerenonial counties do (Humberside, South Yorkshire, urban counties; Derby, Hull, West Mids...).

One of the weirdest places for bureaucracy I heard is the Hope Valley, Hope Valley authority, Sheffield postcode and Chesterfield phone number.

Writing the address on a letter is really up to the writer, some write Worksop, Sheffield... Eckington, Coal Aston are very much not in Sheffield but Royal Mail uses the Sheffield sorting office for their mail and thus is stamped Sheffield.

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One of the weirdest places for bureaucracy I heard is the Hope Valley, Hope Valley authority, Sheffield postcode and Chesterfield phone number.
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Hope Valley's split between High Peak and Derbyshire Dales administration, depending on which village you're in.

Postcodes are S32 and S33.

Hope Valley has its own telephone area code - 01433.