thecliffe Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Does a town becaome a City when it has a Cathedral, or is it the other way around ? When it has a Cathedral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Does a town becaome a City when it has a Cathedral, or is it the other way around ? Explain - because not sure what you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 When it has a Cathedral No, as explained in the previous posts, it's created by a royal charter. There is a city without a cathedral, I believe, and I am certain that there is a cathedral without a city. Sheffield became a city in 1893 by royal charter, but the cathedral did not become a cathedral until 1914. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 According to Wikipedia: It became a city in 1893. The Anglo-Saxon name for Sheaffield A.K.A Sheffield was Escafeld . (DEN) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckweed Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 All depends on your definition. Certainly there in Saxon times but there is scattered evidence of pre roman iron mining and processing in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I know it was there in my time 1934 and just maybe a little before that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 All depends on your definition. Certainly there in Saxon times but there is scattered evidence of pre roman iron mining and processing in the area. There is a Roman fort at Wincobank (and at Templeborough on the border of Sheffield and Rotherham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I have a really old map somewhere, and on it Unstone is shown as being bigger than Sheffield ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I have a really old map somewhere, and on it Unstone is shown as being bigger than Sheffield ! So was Rotherham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hi The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield Formerly a parish church, it was granted cathedral status when the diocese was created in 1914. Regards Tuppie Before that time Sheffield came under the Nottingham diocese. Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, split to form Diocese of Sheffield, 1914–present http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_development_of_Church_of_England_dioceses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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