Geography of Sheffield county, from bituminous (ideal for domestic heating) to "Thick Coal", of a semi-anthracitic quality, appropriate for use in iron-smelting and in engine furnaces. Associated with the Upper Coal Measures were valuable iron ore deposits, occurring in the form of nodules. Large quantities of locally occurring fireclay were also exploited, as well as ganister (a clay used to make refractory furnace linings). The city of Sheffield derives its name from the River Sheaf which Until the 17th century was written as "Scheth" or "Sheath". Sidney Oldall Addy equates the origins of this word with the Old English "shed" (as in "water-shed")
CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield is a leading research university located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. CITY College is the International Faculty of the University of Sheffield and is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. CITY College is the International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, the only faculty located overseas. Bridging the UK with South East and Eastern Europe, CITY College offers to students the unique opportunity to pursue top class British education in their region and be awarded a University of Sheffield degree. The International Faculty, CITY College is an integral