Sheffield

Sheffield is a city in south-west Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The city was originally built around the steel industry, but this declined during the 1980s. Like most British cities, Sheffield underwent considerable expansion during the 1960s, involving the construction of a number of high-rise developments.

Transport

Sheffield is situated directly adjacent to the M1 motorway. It has a large station on the Midland Main line with direct services to London St. Pancras. The city also has a light rapid transit system, named the Sheffield Supertram, which opened in 1994. Sheffield was also the terminus of the Woodhead Route, a formerly electrified main line railway which closed in 1981.

In Popular Culture

The city was the setting of the 1997 film The Full Monty.