Brinsworth
| Brinsworth | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 Duncan Street | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK425897 |
| Location: | 53°24’15"N, 1°22’36"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 8,789 (2011) |
| Post town: | Rotherham |
| Postcode: | S60 |
| Dialling code: | 01709 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rotherham |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Rotherham |
Brinsworth is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, close by the River Rother between Rotherham to the north-east and Sheffield to the south-west. The 2011 census recorded a population of 8,789.
History
Brinsworth is a mile south of the site of a Roman fort at Templeborough. Remains thought to be part of the Roman road called Icknield Street, which passed the fort, were discovered on White Hill in 1948, between Brinsworth and Canklow.[1] Other Roman remains found on White Hill by a team led by Dorothy Greene, Keeper of Roman Antiquities at Rotherham's Clifton Park Museum, included nine roads in a grid 926 ft by 490 ft at SK420905.[2] In addition, walls of buildings were traced including what may have been a temple platform,[1] and pottery dating from the late 2nd and 3rd centuries was found.[2]
This area has been suggested by historian Michael Wood as one of the possible locations for the Battle of Brunanburh, which took place in 937, although he also strongly believes it to be near Burghwallis, outside of Doncaster.[3]
The earliest known written reference to Brinsworth appears in the 1086 Domesday Book, where it is referred to as "Brynesford", a name thought to mean 'Bryni's ford'.[4] At this time the land was mostly 'waste', having been decimated in the 'Harrying of the North' that took place following the Norman conquest, and it was divided between Roger de Busli and William de Percy.
The village grew in the 19th century as coal mines were sunk in the surrounding area, and by 1891 the population was 1,656.[5] New housing estates were built around Brinsworth in the 1950s, increasing the population to its current level.
About the village
Brinsworth is hemmed in by rods, with the M18 motorway grazing its southern edge, but beyond this is open countryside. From the village are walks alongside the lakes at Waverley to Rother Valley Country Park on the Derbyshire border.
The Church of England parish church is St Andrew and is joined with St Mary at Catcliffe.
Local public houses are the Fairways Hotel, Phoenix Sports and Social Club, Brinsworth Social Club, the Three Magpies, Stop Inn Time (micro pub), the Yorkshire Terrier and the Waverley. Two recently closed pubs were the Atlas and the Sidings. The Sidings re-opened as a free house in December 2010, and closed again in April 2014. The Sidings Re-opened late 2014 (exact date needed) as the Thirsty flame Bar & Grill and is still operating to this day
Outside links
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wood, Michael (2001). "Chapter 11. Tinsley Wood". In Search of England: Journeys into the English Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 212–213. ISBN 0-520-23218-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Roman Britain in 1948: I. Sites Explored". The Journal of Roman Studies 39: 101. 1949.
- ↑ de Bruxelles, Simon (21 November 2017). "By 'eck! Engand's destiny was decided at a Doncaster lay-by". The Times (72386): p. 3. SSN 0140-0460.
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 66 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ "History of Brinsworth". Brinsworth Parish Council. http://www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=583&SiteExtra=15759753&TopNavId=630&NavSideId=7380.