| Sinfin | |
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 Sinfin Moor Church | |
  Sinfin Location withinDerbyshire | |
| Population | 15,128 (2011 Census) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DERBY |
| Postcode district | DE24 |
| Dialling code | 01332 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Sinfin is a suburb ofDerby, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of the city centre on its southern outskirts. The ward, which includesOsmaston as well as Sinfin itself, had a population of 15,128 in 2011. Historically, Sinfin and Osmaston were separate villages before being swallowed up by the expansion of Derby. Osmaston is characterised by inter-war housing developments while much of the housing in Sinfin is post-war. Between the two suburbs lies a more industrialised area dominated by theRolls-Royce works.
Sinfin is recorded in theDomesday Book produced in 1086[2] as Sedenfeld as a manor that belonged to baronHenry de Ferrers. Mention is made of twocarucates of land assessed to the geld; land for one plough and twovilleins having another and of 6 acres (2.4 ha) of meadow. The land was valued at ten shillings. Its undertenant was named William, later William de Rolleston, a vassal to Henry de Ferrers, who displaced a Saxon thegn named Ulfkell.[3] Today the Ferrers name is still seen in Sinfin.
Sinfin now has two distinct areas – the "new" and the "old"; it also merges with theStenson Fields district ofSouth Derbyshire to the south.The "old" part is bordered to the north by the Derby – Crewe railway. Here, at the outset of WW2, was built a substantial ordnance depot. This was protected by a series ofpillboxes, gun emplacements and barrage balloons. Most of this is now built over but some evidence remains.
It once had a railway passenger station —Sinfin Central railway station — at which passenger trains last called in May 1993.
Sinfin is one of the seventeen electoral wards which make up Derby, and as such elects three councillors toDerby City Council. As of the2015 local elections, all three councillors for the area represent theLabour Party.[4] It is one of seven Derby wards that form theDerby South constituency in theHouse of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament.
According to the2011 Census, Sinfin ward had a population of 15,128. This was a 9.77% increase on the2001 Census figure of 13,782.[5]
The 24 hectare (60 acres) Sinfin MoorLocal Nature Reserve lies on the southern edge of the community.[6]
Secondary schools serving the Sinfin area includeCity of Derby Academy.
Primary schools serving the Sinfin area includeRedwood Primary School,Ash Croft Primary Academy,Grampian Primary School, andStenson Fields Primary School.
St Stephen's Parish Church serves the parish of Sinfin
Sinfin Moor Church was built in 1970 and is a Local Ecumenical Partnership. This means that people from three denominations worship there: Methodists, Anglicans and United Reformed Church. There is also a Roman Catholic church, a church centre and, at the older part of Sinfin, St Stephen's Church.
