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592:. Only the BOC plant and Brinsworth Strip Mills remain within the village boundaries. All the remaining works were either demolished or preserved as a museum to what was the heart of Sheffield industry until 1985. The Blackburn Meadows power station is also located in the area and was home to the Tinsley Towers, a well-known landmark next to the M1 viaduct. The original station closed in 1980 however the towers remained for safety reasons. They were demolished in a controlled explosion on 24 August 2008. A £120m biomass power station was later built on the site and opened in 2014. 149: 133: 1655: 1667: 24: 156: 631:, a small airport which offered mostly business-orientated flights to domestic locations in the UK and select cities in Western Europe. The airport closed to commercial traffic amidst controversy in 2002 and permanently in 2008 when its CAA Licence was withdrawn. The site is in the process of being converted to a business park with several major developments already open, part of the 623:
Located 220 yards (200 m) from the M1 in the centre of Tinsley is the Tinsley Recreation ground (sometimes referred to as "the Rec") - a 10.2 acres (4.1 ha) site which has been used for sport since the 1890s. Recently, part of this has been claimed as a community centre called Tinsley
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in the parish of Rotherham, in 1866 Tinsley became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Sheffield. In 1931 the parish had a population of 6361. It is now in the
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gained the submission of the Celtic monarchs of Norse-Ireland & around Britain. In the mediaeval period, it was associated with outlaws, one named as "Roger de Presteman, an outlawe of Tyneslawe".
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The area around the old airport site house several industrial units and modern business complexes. The latest being Bessemer Park on Shepcote Lane with the new ITM Power Complex.
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was opened, running from Tinsley to Sheffield. The area became major industrial centre known for its collieries, iron, steel, and wire works.
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Green. It has a new 5-aside football pitch, Tennis court, children's playground, adult rides and a cricket bowling practice area.
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origin) chapel. An annual royal payment was received until 1847 in order that a service for the dead could be held.
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Another tradition associated with the settlement required the Lord of the Manor of Tinsley to take a pair of white
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The chapel of St Lawrence, Tinsley was built in 1877 on the site of an ancient (possibly of
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Tinsley Wood lay to the south of the settlement, on land now partly occupied by
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J. Edward Vickers, "The Ancient Suburbs of Sheffield", pp.11–12 (1971)
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Tinsley is located in South Yorkshire
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