Coordinates: 53°23′42″N 1°27′18″W / 53.395°N 1.455°W
The Sheffield Urban Area is a conurbation with a population of 640,720 (2001 census)[1] making it the 8th largest conurbation in the United Kingdom and England's 6th largest. Named the Sheffield Urban Area by the Office for National Statistics, it must not be confused with the Sheffield City Region, a non-government term, although often used, particularly by the business community. The conurbation dominates South Yorkshire, with over half of the county's population living in this urban area. In 2001 the population density of the urban area was 3,949.2 people per km².[2]
The city of Sheffield contributes just over two thirds of the population of the whole conurbation.
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The conurbation's population is made up of the following settlements as defined by the Office for National Statistics:
| Area | Metropolitan borough | Population (2001)[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Aughton | Rotherham | 13,456 |
| Beighton | Sheffield | 10,676 |
| Chapeltown | Sheffield | 22,665 |
| Mosborough/Highlane | Sheffield | 18,585 |
| Rawmarsh | Rotherham | 18,210 |
| Rotherham | Rotherham | 117,262 |
| Sheffield | Sheffield | 439,866 |
| Total population | 640,720 | |
Settlements very close to the conurbation but not included in
the official statistics include Thorpe Hesley, which runs into Kimberworth and Chapeltown, Warncliffe Side
and Oughtibridge,
which are separated from Hillsborough by Worrall and a half-mile stretch
of the A6102 Middlewood Road North and the towns
of Wath upon Dearne, Brampton
Bierlow, Swinton, Mexborough, Darfield and Conisbrough which are
part of the Dearne
Valley Urban Area and are separated from Rawmarsh by the
Wentworth Road, with the A633 and the Sheffield-Hull
and Dearne
Valley railway lines.[3]
Slightly further afield, Dronfield, in Derbyshire, is around half a mile away from
the Greenhill area of the city along the A61 and B6158, whilst Eckington and Killamarsh (also both in
Derbyshire) are around half a mile away from Mosborough on the A6135 and B6058
respectively. All three towns form part of the larger Sheffield City Region
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