The West End is a loosely defined area of

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, consisting of part of the

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, in addition to some of the western suburbs. The term has been in use for at least 150 years.

Modern usage

In 2007, Sheffield City Council attempted to define the area as a part of the Connect Sheffield Scheme, and included the

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and St George's Quarters, which are bound to the west and south-west by the

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as well as the University Campus, which spans the ring road. The result is that today, the West End primarily refers to the area alongside Glossop Road and Western Bank, rising up to Broomhill. It hosts the Sheffield Children's Hospital, and the former Central Sheffield University Hospitals, that is the

Royal Hallamshire Hospital The Royal Hallamshire Hospital is a general and teaching hospital located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the city's West End, Sheffield, West End, facing Glossop Road and close to the main campus of University of Sheffield and ...

(and its Jessop Wing), Weston Park Hospital and the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital (now a part of the

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). The area also houses much of the

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