Cawthorne
| Cawthorne | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 The post office in Cawthorne | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE284079 |
| Location: | 53°34’3"N, 1°34’19"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,151 (2011) |
| Post town: | Barnsley |
| Postcode: | S75 |
| Dialling code: | 01226 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Barnsley |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penistone and Stocksbridge |
Cawthorne is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village was once a centre of the iron and coal mining industry; today it is part of an affluent commuter belt west of Barnsley. At the 2011 census it had a population of 1,151.
The village pub, the Spencer Arms, is named after the Spencer-Stanhope family, who once owned large swathes of the local area. Their home was Cannon Hall, the park of which borders the village.[1]
Two earlier residences in Cawthorne were Barnby Hall, home of the Barnby family, and Banks Hall, the seat of the Misses Spencer-Stanhope and of a branch of the Greene family.
Churches
The parish church, the Church of All Saints, is largely of the early 17th century, when it was built, but contains features from its predecessors: the north aisle arcade is 13th century and the tower of the 15th century. Embedded in thee north wall is a late Anglo Saxon cross head.
All Saints underwent an extensive Victorian restoration in 1875, led by GF Bodley, who installed all the woodwork, including a waggon-headed roof and a pulpit carved in Florence with pre Raphaelite panels. Bodley also installed the organ.[2]
The church contains memorials to the Barnby and Spencer families.
A Methodist church stands on Darton Road.
About the village
The Victoria Jubilee Museum, built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, was opened in 1889 and contains numerous unusual exhibits including a stuffed cheetah and a two-headed lamb.[3]
In the heart of the village stands Malt Kiln Row, originally the malt kiln for Cannon Hall.[4]
Sport and leisure
Cawthorne is frequented by ramblers as many walking routes start from the village.[5]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Cawthorne) |
References
- ↑ "This Week on the Farm". https://www.channel5.com/show/this-week-on-the-farm. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ↑ All Saints Cawthorne: The Churches Trust
- ↑ "Cawthorne and Cannon Hall Estate is a treasure trove of history". Yorkshire Life. 30 January 2015. http://www.yorkshirelife.co.uk/out-about/places/cawthorne-and-cannon-hall-estate-is-a-treasure-trove-of-history-1-3934315. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ↑ "A Brief History - Cawthorne Parish Council". http://www.cawthorne.org.uk/A_Brief_History_8556.aspx.
- ↑ "Cawthorne Walk". https://www.walksinyorkshire.com/our-walks/cannon-hall-to-cawthorne-walk/.
- Pratt, Charles Tiplady: ‘History of Cawthorne’ (1882)
