Tinsley, South Yorkshire
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Tinsley is a suburb of north-eastern Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; it falls within the Darnall ward of the city.
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Quick Facts OS grid reference, Metropolitan borough ...
Tinsley | |
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Church of St Lawrence | |
Location within South Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | SK395907 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHEFFIELD |
Postcode district | S9 |
Dialling code | 0114 |
Police | South Yorkshire |
Fire | South Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
53.412°N 1.404°W / 53.412; -1.404 |
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The area is associated with:
- The former Tinsley Marshalling Yard, which was used between 1965 and 1998 to separate railway wagons from incoming freight trains and add them to new trains.
- The former Tinsley railway maintenance depot between 1964 and 1998; at its peak, 200 locomotives were allocated here.
- The former Tinsley Towers.
- Tinsley Viaduct, which carries the M1 motorway across the Don Valley.
It was formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire.