Sinfin is a suburb of

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

, England, southwest of the city centre on its southern outskirts. The ward, which includes Osmaston as well as Sinfin itself, had a population of 15,128 in 2011. Historically, Sinfin and Osmaston were separate villages before being swallowed up by the expansion of Derby. Osmaston is characterised by inter-war housing developments while much of the housing in Sinfin is post-war. Between the two suburbs lies a more industrialised area dominated by the Rolls-Royce works.

History

Sinfin is recorded in the

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produced in 1086''Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.748 as Sedenfeld as a manor that belonged to baron Henry de Ferrers. Mention is made of two carucates of land assessed to the geld; land for one plough and two villeins having another and of of meadow. The land was valued at ten shillings. Its undertenant was named William, later William de Rolleston, a vassal to Henry de Ferrers, who displaced a Saxon thegn named Ulfkell. Today the Ferrers name is still seen in Sinfin. Sinfin now has two distinct areas – the "new" and the "old"; it also merges with the Stenson Fields district of

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to the south. The "old" part is bordered to the north by the Derby – Crewe railway. Here, at the outset of WW2, was built a substantial ordnance depot. This was protected by a series of pillboxes, gun emplacements and barrage balloons. Most of this is now built over but some evidence remains. It once had a railway passenger station — Sinfin Central railway station — at which passenger trains last called in May 1993.

Government

Sinfin is one of the seventeen electoral wards which make up Derby, and as such elects three councillors to Derby City Council. As of the 2015 local elections, all three councillors for the area represent the Labour Party. It is one of seven Derby wards that form the

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constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament.

Demography

According to the 2011 Census, Sinfin ward had a population of 15,128. This was a 9.77% increase on the 2001 Census figure of 13,782.

Community facilities

Sinfin also has a shopping centre. This houses an Asda supermarket, health centre,

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, bookmaker, two charity shops, two bakeries, a post office, a hairdresser, an optician, a pharmacy and vaccination centre, a library, a

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, a funeral director, KFC, and Starbucks. The 24 hectare (60 acres) Sinfin Moor Local Nature Reserve lies on the southern edge of the community.

Education

Secondary schools serving the Sinfin area include

City of Derby Academy City of Derby Academy (formerly Sinfin Community School) is a mixed secondary school located in the Sinfin area of Derby in the English county of Derbyshire. Previously administered by Derby City Council, Sinfin Community School converted to ...

. Primary schools serving the Sinfin area include

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, and

Stenson Fields Primary School Stenson is a surname. See " Stinson" for its origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Bobo Stenson (born 1944), Swedish piano player * Carley Stenson (born 1982), English actress and singer * Dernell Stenson (1978–2003), US baseball pl ...

Religious sites

St Stephen's Parish Church serves the parish of Sinfin Sinfin Moor Church was built in 1970 and is a Local Ecumenical Partnership. This means that people from three denominations worship there: Methodists, Anglicans and United Reformed Church. There is also a Roman Catholic church, a church centre and, at the older part of Sinfin, St Stephen's Church.

Notable people

Ted Moult Edward Walker Moult (11 February 1926 – 3 September 1986) was a British farmer at Scaddows Farm near Ticknall, Derbyshire, who became a radio and television personality. Early life Moult was born in Derby. He left Derby School at 17 in ...