Sheffield and Tinsley Canal
The Sheffield and Tinsley Canal is a canal in the City of Sheffield, England. It runs 3.9 miles from Tinsley, where it leaves the River Don, to the Sheffield Canal Basin in the city centre, passing through 11 locks.Photo: Captain Scarlet, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation” and “Sheffield Canal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crucible Theatre and Sheffield Cathedral.
Crucible Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Crucible Theatre, or simply The Crucible, is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1971. Its name refers to crucible steel, which was developed in Sheffield in 1740 and drove the industrialisation of the city.
Sheffield Cathedral
Church
Photo: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield, also known as Sheffield Cathedral, is the cathedral church for the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, England.
National Videogame Museum
Museum
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Videogame Museum is located in Sheffield, England and exhibits contemporary and historic video games.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cathedral Quarter and Castlegate Quarter.
Cathedral Quarter
Quarter
The Cathedral Quarter is one of Sheffield's city centre quarters, located around and named after the Cathedral. It is bound by Tenter Street to the northwest, West Bar to the north, Snig Hill to the north east, Angel Street to the east, High Street and Church Street to the south and Townhead Street around its western corner.
Castlegate Quarter
Quarter
The Castlegate Quarter is one of the eleven quarters of Sheffield city centre. It is named after Castlegate, the quarter's main thoroughfare. The boundaries of the Castlegate Quarter are formed by Castlegate and the River Don to the north, Exchange Place to the east, Commercial Street and part of the High Street to the south, and Angel Street and Snig Hill to the west.
Sheffield city centre
Suburb
Sheffield city centre is a district of the City of Sheffield and is covered partly by the City ward of the City of Sheffield. It includes the area that is within a radius of roughly 0.75 miles of Sheffield Cathedral and is encircled by the Inner Ring Road, a circular route started in the late 1960s and completed in 2007.
Sheffield and Tinsley Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sheffield and Tinsley Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sheffield Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة شيفيلد و تينسلى”
- Swedish: “Sheffield Canal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Orchard Square and Sheffield.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Sheaf and Castle Square.
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