The West End is a loosely-defined area of Sheffield

Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

, consisting of part of the City Centre

Sheffield City Centre

Sheffield City Centre—often just referred to as town—is a district of the City of Sheffield, and part of the Sheffield Central ward. It includes the area that is within a radius of roughly of Sheffield Cathedral, and is encircled by the Inner Ring Road—a circular route started in the late 1960s...

, in addition to some of the western suburbs. The term has been in use for at least 150 years.

Modern Usage

In 2007, Sheffield City Council

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors...

 attempted to define the area as a part of the Connect Sheffield Scheme, and included the Devonshire

Devonshire Quarter

The Devonshire Quarter is an area in the centre of Sheffield, England. It is based around the Division Street and Devonshire Street shopping areas, known for their small independent shops and variety of pubs and bars...

 and St George's

St George's Quarter

St. George's Quarter is one of the eleven Quarters located in the centre of Sheffield, Yorkshire, devised in the 1994 City Centre Strategy. It is bounded by Upper Hanover Street to the west, West Street to the south, Rockingham Street to the east and Broad Lane to the north.It is based around and...

 Quarters, which are bound to the west and south-west by the ring road

Sheffield Inner Ring Road

Sheffield Inner Ring Road is a dual-carriageway circling central Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Built from the 1960s onwards the Ring Road connects to the Sheffield Parkway, which itself connects with the M1 motorway...

 as well as the University Campus, which spans the ring road. The result is that today, the West End primarily refers to the area alongside Glossop Road and Western Bank, rising up to Broomhill

Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Broomhill ward—which includes the districts of Broomhill, Crookesmoor, Endcliffe, and Tapton—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the western part of the city and covers an area of 2.7 km2. The population of this ward in 2001 was 16,800...

.

It hosts the Sheffield Children's Hospital

Sheffield Children's Hospital

The Sheffield Children's Hospital is part of and the headquarters of the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust in Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England...

, and the former Central Sheffield University Hospitals, that is the Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

The Royal Hallamshire Hospital is a general and teaching hospital located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the city's West End, facing Glossop Road and close to the main campus of University of Sheffield and the Collegiate Crescent campus of Sheffield Hallam University...

 (and its Jessop Wing), Weston Park Hospital

Weston Park Hospital

Weston Park Hospital is part of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The hospital specialises in the treatment of cancer and is one of three purpose built specialist cancer hospitals in the United Kingdom...

 and the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital (now a part of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust). The area also houses much of the University

University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...

.