Burngreave (Sheffield)
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Burngreave district of Sheffield.
In the years immediately after the Second World War, there was a desperate need for labour in Sheffield to rebuild the city and its industries. Around this time Burngreave became home to many new immigrants, arriving from the Caribbean, Pakistan and Yemen. Many found jobs in the steel industry and the hospitals in Sheffield. Later they brought their families to join them and became part of the local community. This was the beginnings of the multicultural community that is Burngreave today. We do know, however, that Asian people had lived in the area even before this period. In Burngreave cemetery there is a grave of an Indian man killed in a colliery accident in Beighton in 1923, called Sultan Mohomed. There is also evidence to suggest that some Somali people settled in the area during the 1930s.
Since the 1970s the area has also become home to refugees from Chile, Somalia, Eritrea, Iraq, Sudan, and several other countries. More recently, Slovakian people have come in search of work. The arrival of people from so many different backgrounds has made Burngreave one of the most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in Sheffield. This cultural richness is reflected in the number of different languages spoken locally and the variety of food on offer in local restaurants and shops.
In the years immediately after the Second World War, there was a desperate need for labour in Sheffield to rebuild the city and its industries. Around this time Burngreave became home to many new immigrants, arriving from the Caribbean, Pakistan and Yemen. Many found jobs in the steel industry and the hospitals in Sheffield. Later they brought their families to join them and became part of the local community. This was the beginnings of the multicultural community that is Burngreave today. We do know, however, that Asian people had lived in the area even before this period. In Burngreave cemetery there is a grave of an Indian man killed in a colliery accident in Beighton in 1923, called Sultan Mohomed. There is also evidence to suggest that some Somali people settled in the area during the 1930s.
Since the 1970s the area has also become home to refugees from Chile, Somalia, Eritrea, Iraq, Sudan, and several other countries. More recently, Slovakian people have come in search of work. The arrival of people from so many different backgrounds has made Burngreave one of the most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in Sheffield. This cultural richness is reflected in the number of different languages spoken locally and the variety of food on offer in local restaurants and shops.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burngreave
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Coordinates: 53°23'40"N 1°27'31"W
- Dore 11 km
- Bradfield CP 25 km
- Sheffield 26 km
- Huddersfield 42 km
- Hyde 43 km
- Hazel Grove 47 km
- Halifax 51 km
- Rochdale 57 km
- Metropolitan Borough of Trafford 68 km
- Lancaster 118 km
- Cyclops Works (Steel & Iron) 0.4 km
- Tesco Extra 0.5 km
- Sheffield Forgemasters 0.5 km
- Sheffield Victoria railway station (abandoned) 0.8 km
- Burngreave Ward 0.9 km
- Kelham Island 1 km
- Millsands 1 km
- Shalesmoor 1.2 km
- Manor Castle Ward 3 km
- Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham 12 km
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