Bolton upon Dearne is a village in
South Yorkshire
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In N ...
, England, in the part of the
Dearne Valley
The Dearne Valley is an area of South Yorkshire, England, along the River Dearne. It encompasses the towns of Wombwell, Wath-upon-Dearne, Swinton, Conisbrough and Mexborough, the large villages of Ardsley, Bolton on Dearne, Goldthorpe, Thu ...
through which the
River Dearne
The River Dearne South Yorkshire, England flows roughly east for more than , from its source just inside West Yorkshire. It flows through Denby Dale, Clayton West, Darton, Barnsley, Darfield, Wath upon Dearne, Bolton on Dearne, Adwick upon D ...
passes.
Historically
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part of the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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, it is approximately east of
Barnsley
Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...
, west of
Doncaster
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and north of
Rotherham
Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...
.
History
Bolton upon Dearne was an ancient
parish
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. It was recorded in the ''
Domesday Book
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'' as part of the Manor of Bolton-upon-Dearne with
Goldthorpe
Goldthorpe is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was anciently a small medieval farming village, Goldthorpe is recorded in the ''Domesday Boo ...
which was owned by
Roger de Busli
Roger de Busli (c. 1038 – c. 1099) was a Norman baron who participated in the conquest of England in 1066.
Life
Roger de Busli was born in or around 1038. His surname comes from the town now known as Bully (near Neufchâtel-en-Bray, mentioned ...
.
In the early 18th century Barnsley
attorney William Henry Marsden
Esquire
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of
Burntwood Hall
Burntwood Hall is a house that lies near the village of Great Houghton, South Yorkshire, England and has been known as Boomshack and Burntwood Nook/Lodge over the centuries.
History
Originally a modest farmhouse which was bought around 1700 Wi ...
bought the Manor of Bolton on Dearne with Goldthorpe with over 1,000 acres (4 km
2) of land for £10,000. Bolton upon Dearne and Goldthorpe are recorded in the 1761–1767
Inclosure
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Awards. The Marsden family continued to hold the manor until 1815.
Bolton upon Dearne became part of
Doncaster Rural District
Doncaster was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
The rural district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the Doncaster Rural Sanitary District. It consisted of an area surround ...
under the
Local Government Act 1894
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until 1899, when it became a separate urban district. Bolton upon Dearne Urban District was abolished in 1937 under a
County Review Order
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales.
The Act abolished the system of poor law unions in England and Wales and their boar ...
, becoming part of the large
Dearne Urban District
The Dearne Valley is an area of South Yorkshire, England, along the River Dearne. It encompasses the towns of Wombwell, Wath-upon-Dearne, Swinton, Conisbrough and Mexborough, the large villages of Ardsley, Bolton on Dearne, Goldthorpe, Th ...
, along with
Thurnscoe
Thurnscoe is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Dearne North ward of the Barnsley MBC. Historic counties of England, Historically within ...
and part of
Barnburgh parish. At the 2011 Census the village in the Dearne South Ward of the Barnsley Metropolitan Council had a population of 6,744.
The village is served by
Bolton-on-Dearne railway station
Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station serves the village of Bolton upon Dearne in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Wakefield Line north of Sheffield railway station.
History
Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station was opened by the Swin ...
.
There are three primary schools in the village: Carrfield School, Heather Garth Primary School and Lacewood. The main secondary school in the area is
Astrea Academy Dearne
Astrea Academy Dearne (legal name The Dearne Academy) is a coeducational secondary school located in the Dearne Valley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.
It caters mainly for pupils from the Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe and Bolton-on-Dearne areas ...
, which caters for around 1,200 pupils aged 11 to 16 years.
The
Church of St Andrew the Apostle is on the corner of High Street and Angel Street. It was a 10th-century church with alterations made throughout the centuries. There is a
Methodist Church
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on Furlong Road founded in 1832. There was a
Roman Catholic
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church on Station Road, but this closed in the late 1980s, and became an electrical goods shop.
Sport
Two football teams from the village have competed in the FA Cup: Bolton Athletic F.C. and Bolton United F.C.
Notable people
*
George Unwin, sergeant pilot during the
Battle of Britain
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, later wing commander
See also
*
Listed buildings in Dearne South
References
External links
The Inclosure Awards of 1761-67 for Bolton on Dearne with Goldthorpe
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Villages in South Yorkshire
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley