Sheffield yana kusa da Rotherham, daga abin da aka raba shi da babbar hanyar M1. Ko da yake Barnsley Metropolitan Borough yana da iyaka da Sheffield zuwa arewa, garin da kansa yana da 'yan mil kaɗan. An raba iyakokin kudanci da yammacin birnin tare da Derbyshire; a farkon rabin karni na 20 Sheffield ya shimfiɗa iyakokinta zuwa kudu zuwa Derbyshire, ya haɗa da ƙauyuka da dama, ciki har da Totley Dore, da kuma yankin da yanzu ake kira Mosborough Townships. Kai tsaye zuwa yammacin birnin shine Peak District National Park da Pennine upland range, yayin da ƙananan yankunan South Yorkshire Coalfield suna gabas. Tambaya: Menene daidaitattun birnin Sheffield?
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