Barnsley Villages that are almost in Rotherham
These villages are situated outside the borough of Rotherham, just north of the town of Wath-upon-Dearne, but are in the borough of Barnsley. The post town is Rotherham, the telephone code is Rotherham, so you can see why folks get a bit confused. These are not areas with which I am very familiar so if you have anything to add I'd much appreciate it.
Bolton upon Dearne
Bolton upon Dearne is a small village in the Dearne valley and is just over the border in the borough of Doncaster. Bolton upon Dearne was recorded in the Domesday Book as the Manor of Bolton-upon-Dearne with Goldthorpe which was owned by a Roger de Bully. It is an ancient parish with the parish church of St. Andrew the Apostle is situated in the middle of the village. The church is thought to date from the early 14th century but has been subject to many repairs and alterations since.
Early in the 18th century a Barnsley attorney called William Henry Marsden of nearby Burntwood Hall bought the Lord of the Manor of Bolton on Dearne with Goldthorpe for £10,000 together with over a 1000 acres of land. Bolton upon Dearne along with Goldthorpe is recorded in the 1761-1767 Inclosure Awards. The Marsden family continued to hold the Manor until 1815.
Under the Local Government Act of 1894 Bolton upon Dearne became part of Doncaster Rural District, In 1899 when it became a separate urban district in its own right. Bolton upon Dearne urban district was abolished in 1937 and became part of a large Dearne urban district, along with Thurnscoe and part of Barnbrough parish.
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Dearne
The village of Dearne is just north-east of Bolton upon Dearne. Until I looked at the map when setting up these pages I had never realised it was a separate village. Sorry! I trawled the net and it seemed to have a similar problem as most of what I found referred to the Dearne Valley as opposed to the village.
Goldthorpe
Goldthorpe is a hamlet in the township and parish of Bolton upon Dearne with a small but separate hamlet called Goldthorpe Lane Ends. It is the next bit of sprawl east of Dearne on the Doncaster Road. Like many other pit villages in South Yorkshire Goldthorpe suffered after the collapse of the mining industry.
Thurnscoe & Thurnscoe East
Thurnscoe and Thurnscoe East are north again. The Roman road called Rykneild Street passes through the Dearne Valley here and there is likely to have been a settlement from ancient times. The village was known as Turnesc to the Saxons and become Terunsc by the time the Doomsday Book was written. The monks of Roche Abbey owned some of the village and quarried stone here. The Church of St. Helen in Thurnscoe was built in 1087 though only the tower is original.
Primarily an agricultural settlement for many centuries, coal mining began in the early 18th century. Exploitation of the Barnsley seam began in 1894 at Hickleton Colliery. Almost the entire of the village east of the railway was built for the miners, including the Church of St. Hilda in 1935. Hickleton was merged with Goldthorpe Colliery in 1986 but the pit was closed in 1994.
Thurnscoe is bisected by a railway, originally laid to serve the colliery. Thus there are two parts Thurnscoe and Thurnscoe East which is popularly known as "t' top end". Like many other pit villages in South Yorkshire Thurnscoe suffered after the collapse of the mining industry.
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