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Norfolk Park

Park & Arbourthorne
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Shown within Sheffield
Population 19,133 Ward. 2011
District
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament
Councillors Julie Dore (Labour Party)
Jack Scott (Labour Party)
Mike Drabble (Labour Party)
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°21′36″N 1°26′24″W / 53.360°N 1.440°W / 53.360; -1.440

Park & Arbourthorne ward—which includes the districts of Arbourthorne, Gleadless, and Norfolk Park—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southeastern part of the city and covers an area of 1.74 square miles (4.5 km2). The population of this ward in 2001 was 17,500 people in 7,800 households. The ward population at the 2011 Census was 19,133. It is one of the five wards that form the Sheffield Heeley parliamentary constituency.

Arbourthorne is part of the city of Sheffield, England. It lies in the S2 postcode and is the home of Arbourthorne Community Church, Sheffield Springs Academy, Norfolk and Arbourthorne Primary Schools.

Much of the area is council housing although some is now private sector.

Gleadless (grid reference SK382837) is a former village, since 1967 a suburb of Sheffield located in the southeastern portion of the city. The name comes from the Old English Glida Leah meaning a kite clearing in a wood.

Gleadless is served by the Purple and Blue Sheffield Supertram lines at Gleadless Townend tram stop on Ridgeway Road.


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