Sheffield Central ward

UKWard| name=Central|

population=17,300
district= Sheffield| constituency= Sheffield Central| county= South Yorkshire| region= Yorkshire and the Humber| councillors=Jillian Creasy (Green Party) Jean Cromar (Labour Party) Bernard Little (Green Party)

Central ward—which includes the districts of Broomhall, Highfield, Sharrow, and the city centre—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It covers the central area of the city, an area of 4.8 km². The population of this ward in 2001 was 17,300 people in 7,300 households. It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Central constituency.

Districts of Central ward

City Centre

Sheffield City Centre (gbmapping|SK354872)—often just referred to as "town"—is the area within roughly 1.2 km (¾mile) of Sheffield Cathedral. It is nearly encircled by the Inner Ring Road, a circular route started in the late 1960s but still incomplete. As well as the cathedral, notable buildings in the city centre include the Grade I listed Town Hall, the City Hall, and the Winter Gardens. Several areas of the city centre have been designated as "quarters". Of these, the Devonshire Quarter and Cultural Industries Quarter are the best known.

harrow

Sharrow (gbmapping|SK344857) is an inner city district located directly south west of Sheffield city centre.

Highfield

Highfield (gbmapping|SK351857) is an inner city district of Sheffield centred on London Road. A large Chinese ethnic population lives in the area.

Broomhall

Broomhall (gbmapping|SK342865) is a district of Sheffield to the west of the city centre. It occupies the land that once belonged to Broom Hall, a historic mansion still in existence today, which dates from at least the 15th century when it was the principal residence of the Swift family. In 1791 the hall was owned by the reverend James Wilkinson, vicar of Sheffield, when it was attacked and set on fire by a mob rioting against the Enclosure of land act. The Broomhall Park Association was formed in 1967 by residents living in Broomhall who wanted to ensure that - at a time when the area was threatened with unrestricted developments - the special character of Broomhall was maintained and enhanced for the future. Broomhall is close to the University of Sheffield and is a diverse area, mixing larger houses and student accommodation. Parts of it had a reputation for being a red-light district several years ago and it is now home to a large Somali community. It has local transport connections to Meadowhall, Hillsborough, Stannington and Chapeltown.