Hillsborough, South Yorkshire

Hillborough
Hillborough shown within South Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SK325904
Metropolitan borough	Sheffield
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHEFFIELD
Postcode district	S6
Dialling code	0114
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Sheffield Hillsborough
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°′″N 1°′″W / 53.413829, -1.500492

Hillsborough (grid reference [1]) is a suburb in north west Sheffield. It lies at the point where the River Loxley and the River Rivelin flow into the River Don.

Hillsborough lies on the Sheffield Supertram yellow route, and is home to a number of industries. Liquorice Allsorts are manufactured by Bassetts in Hillsborough. The district is also a shopping area, centred on Hillsborough Corner, which includes a Wetherspoons pub, a Subway sandwich shop and many well-know shopping chains including Woolworths, Boots, Superdrug and Wilkinsons, but also has a lot of independent shops, some for household goods and clothes, and (due to its large residential population) amenities such as butchers, green grocers and off-licences, in addition to a wide range of restaurants, cafés, pubs and bars.

Landmarks in the district include the Hillsborough Barracks, Hillsborough House and Hillsborough Arena in Hillsborough Park, Owlerton Stadium and the Regent Court flats.

Opened in 1994, Sheffield Supertram's north-western terminus's (Malin Bridge and Middlewood) are in or near Hillsborough, and in the centre of Hillsborough lies the Hillsborough Interchange which is a local hub for buses and trams near Hillsborough Barracks.

High Frequency buses to/via City Centre - First South Yorkshire - 13/14 (Turquoise Line), 20/20A (Lime Line), 81/82 (Purple Route). Stagecoach Sheffield - 25.

Hillsborough is a large suburb, and because of its prominence (particularly its large shopping area), and the presence of "Hillsborough" stadium in Owlerton, even local people tend to extend its boundaries beyond the strict definitions (if there are any below ward level) usually counting Owlerton as part of Hillsborough, and often Malin Bridge, Wadsley and Middlewood too.

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