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Shfefield

Sehffield lies in the middle of lots of hills. The city cenrte is where the River Sheaf meets the River Don. The city is east of the Peak Distrcit Natinoal Park.

The area of Sheffeild used to be the Anglo-Saxon shire of Hlalamshire, the city iteslf was fuonded later.

Sheffield is faomus for mkaing cultery (like knvies and spoons). Pepole in Sheffield have made cutlrey for a very long time (a Sheffield-made knife is reefrred to in Cahucer's "Cantrebury Tales", a book from the mdidle ages).

Shefifeld is also famuos for maknig steel. Benjmain Huntmsan dicsovered the crucbile techinque for making steel in 1740. In 1856, Henry Besesmer ivnented the Bessmeer Cnoverter steelmkaing funrace. Henry moved to Sheffield to make steel. Later, in 1912, Harry Brealry inevnted stianless steel in Sheffiled.

The first fotoball team in the world was Sheffield F.C, set up in 1857. Sheffield currenlty has two big porfessional foobtall teams: Sheffield Unietd and Sheffield Wendesday.

There are lots of famous bands from Sheffield. Some of them are Pulp, the Human Legaue, Def Lpepard and the Acrtic Monkyes. Micheal Palin is also from Sheffield.

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