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There was an Iron Age hill fort at present-day Wincobank, a suburb of Sheffield, thought to have been occupied around 500 BC.
There was an Iron Age hill fort at present-day Wincobank, a suburb of Sheffield, thought to have been occupied around 500 BC.
By c. 700 AD, present-day Sheffield city centre formed part of the Anglian kingdom of [[Northumbria]]. It was close to the kingdom's southern border with Mercia, with evidence for the border being found in the local place-name [[Dore, Derbyshire|Dore]] which is from Old English ''dor'', the ancestor of present-day English ''door'', indicating a pass between the two kingdoms.<ref>Vickers, J. Edward MBE (1999). Dore. In ''Old Sheffield Town. An Historical Miscellany'' (2nd ed.), pp64–71. Sheffield: The Hallamshire Press Limited. {{ISBN|1-874718-44-X}}</ref>
By c. 700 AD, present-day Sheffield city centre formed part of the Anglian kingdom of [[Northumbria]]. It was close to the kingdom's southern border with [[Mercia]], with evidence for the border being found in the local place-name [[Dore, Derbyshire|Dore]] which is from Old English ''dor'', the ancestor of present-day English ''door'', indicating a pass between the two kingdoms.<ref>Vickers, J. Edward MBE (1999). Dore. In ''Old Sheffield Town. An Historical Miscellany'' (2nd ed.), pp64–71. Sheffield: The Hallamshire Press Limited. {{ISBN|1-874718-44-X}}</ref> Further toponymic evidence for the border in southern Sheffield includes the name of the Limb Brook, which appears to be from a derivative of [[Latin]] ''limes'', the ancestor of the English word ''limit''.
==Education==
==Education==
There are two universities in Sheffield: the [[University of Sheffield]], and the newer [[Sheffield Hallam University]]. Both are respected institutions, the latter perhaps more than the former. The University of Sheffield offers a wide range of vocational degrees whereas Sheffield Hallam offers the more traditional academic undergraduate options.
There are two universities in Sheffield: the [[University of Sheffield]], and the newer [[Sheffield Hallam University]]. Both are respected institutions, the latter perhaps more than the former. The University of Sheffield offers a wide range of vocational degrees whereas Sheffield Hallam offers the more traditional academic undergraduate options.