Kimberworth is a

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, England. It is located in the

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, about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) north-west of Rotherham town centre and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north-east of the City of

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History

Kimberworth is mentioned in the 1086 ''

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'', where it is noted as "Chiberworde". Kimberworth castle, now demolished, was located near The Drawbridge

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. The monks at nearby

Kirkstead Abbey Kirkstead Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Kirkstead, Lincolnshire, England. The monastery was founded in 1139 by Hugh Brito, (or Hugh son of Eudo), lord of Tattershall, and was originally colonised by an abbot and twelve monks from Fo ...

were

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from around 1160, the rest of the history of this area is heavily influenced by industrial developments, especially in iron, steel and coal. There is evidence of human activity in this area going back 5000 years. The area was settled by

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, before the arrival of the

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. The Roman expansion north was halted by the Brigantes forts at Kimberworth and

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. The present manor house at Kimberworth was built in 1694 by the Kent family, long prominent at Kimberworth, who married with, amongst others, the

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family of Upperthorpe and the Creswick family that had owned land at

Owlerton Owlerton () is a suburb of the city of Sheffield, it lies northwest of the city centre near the confluence of the River Don and River Loxley. Owlerton was formerly a small rural village with its origins in the Early Middle Ages; it became par ...

since the fourteenth century.

Places of worship

The Kimberworth area has several churches, the most prominent being St Thomas's

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Church on Church Street, construction of which was started in 1842.

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has a meeting hall on High Street, this is also used by the 1st Rotherham

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pack. Kimberworth

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met in a building on Kimberworth Road overlooking Bradgate Park (Church closed in 2010). Church now demolished

Landmarks

* Thundercliffe Grange – 1770s Keppels Column

Schools

Kimberworth was served by Kimberworth Comprehensive School and

Old Hall Comprehensive School Old Hall Comprehensive School was a comprehensive school located in Kimberworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It merged with Kimberworth Comprehensive School to form Winterhill School in September 2004. History The school opened i ...

until 2004 when they were merged to form

Winterhill School Winterhill School is a Mixed-sex education, mixed secondary school located in Kimberworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The school was formed in 2004 by the merger of Old Hall Comprehensive School and the nearby Kimberworth Comprehensiv ...

, built on the site of the latter.

Notable people

Dean Andrews Dean Andrews (born 6 August 1963) is an English actor. He is known for his role as DS Ray Carling in the BBC drama series ''Life on Mars''. He continued the role in the sequel series, '' Ashes to Ashes'', until 2010. As of April 2019, he ha ...

, actor who appeared in ''

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'', used to live in Kimberworth *

David Seaman David Andrew Seaman (born 19 September 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a career lasting from 1981 to 2004, he is best known for his time playing for Arsenal. He won 75 caps for England, and is the country's ...

, England football goalkeeper lived in nearby Ferham and attended Kimberworth Comprehensive School *

Rowland Suddaby Rowland Suddaby (1912–1972) was a British artist and illustrator. Rowland Suddaby was born in Kimberworth, Yorkshire in 1912. Suddaby won a scholarship to Sheffield College of Art and studied there from 1926. Suddaby moved to London in 19 ...

(1912–1972), British artist and illustrator, born there

References

External links

* {{OpenDomesday, SK4093, kimberworth Geography of Rotherham