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In 1822, the following places were in


the Parish of Wath Upon Dearne:


"ABDY, 2 farm-houses in the township of Brampton Bierlow, and parish of Wath upon Dearne, liberty of Tickill; 5 miles from Rotherham."


"BARROW, a hamlet in the township of Wentworth, and parish of Wath upon Dearne, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 5 miles NW. of Rotherham, 13½ from Doncaster."


"BIRDWELL FLATT, in the parish of Wath upon Dearne, wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill; 4 miles NNE. of Rotherham."


"BRAMPTON, (or Brampton Bierlow), in the parish of Wath upon Dearne, upper division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; 6 miles from Rotherham and Barnsley, 12 from Sheffield. Pop. 1,263."


"COALEY LANE, 2 farm-houses in the township of Wentworth, and parish of Wath upon Dearne; 6 miles N. of Rotherham and 6 from Barnsley."


"CORTWORTH, in the township of Brampton Bierlow, and parish of Wath upon Dearne, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 4 miles N. of Rotherham, 8 from Barnsley."


"ELSECAR, in the township of Brampton Bierlow, and parish of Wath upon Dearne, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 5¼ miles SSE. of Barnsley, 6¾ from Rotherham, 10 from Sheffield."


"HARLEY, a hamlet in the township of Wentworth, and parish of Wath upon Dearne; 7 miles NW. of Rotherham, 8 from Barnsley."


"HOOBER HALL, a farm-house in the township of Brampton Bierlow, and parish of Wath upon Dearne; 5 miles from Rotherham."


"HOOBER STAND, a Monument, in the township of Brampton Bierlow, and parish of Wath upon Dearne, 4½ miles N. of Rotherham."


"HOYLAND, (or Low Hoyland or Hoyland Nether) in the township of Upper Hoyland, and parish of Wath upon Dearne, liberty of Tickhill; 5¾ miles from Barnsley, 6¼ from Rotherham."


"HOYLAND COMMON, a village in the parish of Wath upon Dearne. Please see the article by Edward Wilkinson about Hoyland Common."


"LOWER BLACKER, a farm-house in the township of Upper Hoyland, and parish of Wath upon Dearne; 5 miles from Barnsley."


"MIDDLE BLACKER, a farm-house in the township of Upper Hoyland, and parish of Wath upon Dearne; 5 miles from Barnsley."


"MILTON FURNACE, in the township of Brampton Bierlow, and parish of Wath upon Dearne, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 6¾ miles SSE. of Barnsley, 8¼ from Sheffield. A newly erected set of buildings for the purpose of converting iron stone into Iron."


"NEWHILL, in the township of Brampton Bierlow, and parish of Wath upon Dearne, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; (the seat of John Naylor, Esq.) 5 miles from Rotherham. Please see also the article by Edward Wilkinson about Newhill."


"OVER BLACKER, (or Upper Blacker) a farm-house in the township of Upper Hoyland, and parish of Wath upon Dearne; 5 miles from Barnsley. Now (2008) named Blacker Grange."


"PLATT'S COMMON, a village in the parish of Wath upon Dearne. Please see the article by Edward Wilkinson about Platt's Common."


"RAINBROW PARK, (or Rainber Park) a farm-house in the township of Brampton Bierlow, and parish of Wath upon Dearne; 6 miles N. of Rotherham, 7 from Barnsley. This old Mansion was formerly a seat of the Fitzwilliams."


"ROYDS, a few farm-houses in the township of Brampton Bierlow, and parish of Wath upon Dearne; 6 miles NW. of Rotherham."


"SKIERS HALL, cotts. in the township of Wentworth, and parish of Wath upon Dearne; 6 miles NW. of Rotherham and 6 from Barnsley."


"SPITAL, a single house in the parish of Wath upon Dearne; 5½ miles NW. of Rotherham, 7½ from Barnsley."


"STEAD, a farm-house in the township of Upper Hoyland, and parish of Wath upon Dearne; 5½ miles S. of Barnsley."


"STREET FARM, or Lodge, a farm-house in the parish of Wath upon Dearne; 6 miles from Rotherham and Barnsley."


"SWINTON, in the parish of Wath upon Dearne, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; 4 miles N. of Rotherham, 8 from Doncaster. Pop. 1,050. The Church is a perpetual curacy, dedicated to St. Margaret, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, p.r. !£132. 10s. Patron, the Vicar of Wath." (There is further information for Swinton).


"THORPE HESLEY, in the township of Kimberworth, and parishes of Wath upon Dearne and Rotherham, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 4¼ miles NW. of Rotherham, 8 from Barnsley and Sheffield."


"TINGLE BRIDGE, a single house and Bridge, in the township of Brampton Bierlow, and parish of Wath upon Dearne; 6 miles NNW. of Rotherham."


"UPPER HOYLAND, in the parish of Wath Upon Dearne, upper division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; 5 miles from Barnsley, 7 from Rotherham, 10 from Sheffield. Pop. 1,229. Here is a Chapel to Wath, value, p.r. £93. 8s."


"WENTWORTH, in the parish of Wath upon Dearne, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; (the seat of the Rev. John Lowe), 5 miles NW. of Rotherham, 9 from Barnsley, 13½ from Doncaster. Pop. 1,269. The Church is a perpetual curacy, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, in the deanry of Doncaster, value p.r. !£120. Patron, Earl Fitzwilliam."


"WENTWORTH HOUSE, the seats of Earl Fitzwilliam, and Right Hon. Lord Viscount Milton, in the township of Wentworth and parish of Wath upon Dearne, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill." (There is further information for Wentworth House).


"WEST MELTON, in the township of Brampton Bierlow, and parish of Wath upon Dearne, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Tickhill; 5 miles N. of Rotherham, 6 from Barnsley, 11 from Doncaster."

[Description(s) edited from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson © 2007]


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[Last updated at 18.34 on Sunday, 31 August 2008, by Colin Hinson. ©2008]