Harthill is a village in the
Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham (part of
South Yorkshire, England), on the border with
Derbyshire. It lies between
Killamarsh
Killamarsh is a village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England, bordering Rotherham to the north and Sheffield to the north-west.
Killamarsh is surrounded by, in a clockwise direction from the north, Rother Valley Country Park, th ...
and
Thorpe Salvin
Thorpe Salvin is a village and a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies between Worksop and Harthill, and is located at an elevation of around 110 metres ...
, and is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 110 metres above sea level. In the
2001 census, the
civil parish of Harthill with Woodall had a population of 1,909, reducing slightly to 1,879 at the
2011 Census.
Harthill is traditionally an agricultural village, although there is also a history of quarrying
whetstones for use in knife-sharpening.
The
parish church of All Hallows dates from 1085, when it was commissioned by
William de Warenne. The tower is 14th century. The
Dukes of Leeds
Duke of Leeds was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1694 for the prominent statesman Thomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen, who had been one of the Immortal Seven in the Revolution of 1688. He had already succeeded as ...
, major landowners in the area, and their families, are interred in the crypt.
Harthill has two
public houses: the Beehive and the Blue Bell.
Harthill is the principal village in the
civil parish of Harthill with Woodall. The parish also contains Harthill Reservoir, which feeds the
Chesterfield Canal, Nor Wood, and the
hamlet of
Woodall with its
M1 motorway service station. The reservoir was constructed in 1796 and in 2020 the Canals and Rivers Trust announced a £5 million programme of works to upgrade the overflow spillway of the earth dam.
The reservoir provides leisure facilities for Rotherham Sailing Club, Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers and fishing.
The village is served by several public transport routes.
First South Yorkshire operate the hourly service X54 to Sheffield from Monday to Saturday, with
TM Travel operating it on Sundays. First also run service 29 to Rotherham between Monday and Saturday, with TM Travel operating service 29a on evenings and Sundays.
Stagecoach
A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...
also operate the circular route 26/26a during Monday to Saturday daytime, connecting Harthill with
Crystal Peaks. There is also a 1-a-day service to the
Hallamshire Hospital
The Royal Hallamshire Hospital is a general and teaching hospital located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the city's West End, facing Glossop Road and close to the main campus of University of Sheffield and the Collegiate Cresc ...
in the form of service X30; this is run by TM Travel, Monday to Saturday at 7 am.
Exploratory drilling rig
At a planning appeal in June 2018, the inspector (appointed by the
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government) granted planning permission for exploration at Harthill by means of It was explained during the enquiry that the currently authorized investigative well would not involve 'fracking'.
See also
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Listed buildings in Harthill with Woodall
Harthill with Woodall is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The parish contains eleven listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Gra ...
References
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Villages in South Yorkshire
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham