Meadowhall (shopping centre)
Indoor shopping centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meadowhall is an indoor shopping centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Sheffield city centre, and 2 miles (3 km) from Rotherham town centre. It is the largest shopping centre in Yorkshire, and currently the twelfth-largest in the United Kingdom. As of 2021, plans for an extension are currently under consideration, for completion in the 2020s, which would make Meadowhall the 11th biggest shopping centre in the United Kingdom.
Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
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Coordinates | 53.414430°N 1.410949°W / 53.414430; -1.410949 |
Opening date | 4 September 1990; 33 years ago (1990-09-04) |
Owner | British Land (50%) Government Pension Fund of Norway (50%) |
No. of stores and services | 269 |
No. of anchor tenants | 10 |
Total retail floor area | 1,500,000 sq ft (139,355 m2) |
No. of floors | 2 |
Parking | 12,000 spaces[1] |
Public transit access | Meadowhall Interchange |
Website | meadowhall |
Architecturally, the original construction of Meadowhall in the early 1990s was inspired by the Place d'Orléans shopping centre in Ottawa, Canada. The Meadowhall Retail Park is a separate development, owned by British Land, lying almost 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south of Meadowhall shopping centre in the Carbrook area of the city.