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The Ancient Parish of RAWMARSH

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"RAWMARSH, a parish-town, in the upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 2 miles N. of Rotherham, 8 from Sheffield, 10 from Barnsley, 46 from York. Pop. 1,259. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Lawrence, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, £8. 7s. 3½d. Patron, the Lord Chancellor.

Here is a small Charity School, founded early in 1600, by one Thomas Wilson, and Edward Goodwin."

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"KILNHURST, in the townships of Swinton and Rawmarsh, and parish of Rawmarsh, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; (Kilnhurst Hall, the seat of William Turner, Esq.) 5 miles NE. of Rotherham, 8 from Barnsley.

Here are six Alms or Hospital Houses, value, each, £3. 6s. 8d. per annum."

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"LANE HEAD, a farm-house in township and parish of Rawmarsh; 3 miles from Rotherham, 9 from Sheffield."

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"PARKGATE, a single house in the parish of Rawmarsh; 1 mile S. of Rawmarsh."

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"ROSE HILL, (the seat of Robert Leighton, Esq.) in the township and parish of Rawmarsh; 3 miles from Rotherham."

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"ROUNDWOOD, a farm-house in the township and parish of Rawmarsh; 2½ miles N. of Rotherham."

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"RYECROFT, a farm-house in the township and parish of Rawmarsh; 3 miles N. of Rotherham."

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"STUBBING, (or Stubbin) a farm-house in the township and parish of Rawmarsh; 3½ miles N. of Rotherham."

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"UPPER HAUGH, in the township and parish of Rawmarsh, upper division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 3 miles N. of Rotherham, 9 from Sheffield and Barnsley."

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Rawmarsh.
  • The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Rawmarsh.
  • The Methodist Church, Rawmarsh.
  • The Methodist Church, Rawmarsh.
  • The Salvation Army, Rawmarsh, (being extended).
  • St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Rawmarsh.
  • The Victoria Gospel Mission Church, Rawmarsh.
  • The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Rawmarsh.
  • The National Spiritualist Church, Rawmarsh.
  • The ex-Methodist Church, Rawmarsh.
  • The Cemetery Chapel, Rawmarsh.
  • St. Nicholas' Church, Ryecroft (view 1).
  • St. Nicholas' Church, Ryecroft (view 2).
  • The Methodist Church, Ryecroft.
  • St. Thomas' Church, Kilnhurst.
  • The ex-Wesleyan Church, Kilnhurst.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Rawmarsh.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory of 1822.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from Pigot's 1834 Directory Yorkshire section.
• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.

Maps

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• For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
• For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Rawmarsh and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the 1914-18 and 1939-45 War Memorial near St. Mary's Church, Rawmarsh

Names (Geographical)

• The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
  • (SE955436) Parkgate

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Rotherham FHS