Manor Castle ward—which includes the

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of Claywood, Manor, Manor Park, Park Hill, and Wybournhttp://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/ward-boundaries/manor-castle ,—is one of the 28 electoral wards in

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. It is located in the eastern part of the city and covers an area of . The population of this ward in 2001 was 21,000 people in 9,700 households, the population increasing to 21,223 at the 2011 Census. It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Central constituency.

Districts of Manor Castle ward

Manor

Manor () is a large

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in eastern

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. It is divided into ''Manor Park'', ''Upper'' and ''Lower Manor'', and ''Manor Top''. Until the 1930s, the area was mostly rural, with housing only along the main roads. The estate was started during the 1930s as a garden city type development, to alleviate overcrowding in central Sheffield. However, unlike true garden cities, places of work were not included in the scheme, although nearby Darnall and Attercliffe had some industry. Manor is named for Sheffield Manor and is adjacent to Manor Park. Manor Top is now served by the

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. Large areas of the estate were demolished, and in some cases rebuilt with private funding, from the late 1990s onwards.

Wybourn

Wybourn () is a

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, built in the 1920s, lying north of Manor Park and east of Park Hill. In the north west of the district lies Hyde Park, originally a larger version of Park Hill, but since reduced in scale with the demolition of some blocks and the recladding and alteration of circulation elsewhere.

Park Hill

Park Hill () is the name of the district in which the Park Hill flats are sited. The name relates to the deer park attached to Sheffield Manor, the remnant of which is now known as Norfolk Park.

In popular culture

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/But the need for chops in Manor Top ain't all that great you see".

References

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External links

Sources for the history of Manor
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