Tinsley is a suburb of north-eastern Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; it falls within the Darnall ward of the city. It was formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The name of the suburb derives from the Old English Tingas-Leah, which means 'Field of Council', cognate with "thing " and "lea", a dialectal word for "meadow". It is mentioned as 'Tirneslawe' or 'Tinesl…Tinsley is a suburb of north-eastern Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; it falls within the Darnall ward of the city. It was formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The name of the suburb derives from the Old English Tingas-Leah, which means 'Field of Council', cognate with "thing " and "lea", a dialectal word for "meadow". It is mentioned as 'Tirneslawe' or 'Tineslawe' in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was in the possession of Roger de Busli.
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