Kimberworth is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, 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 Sheffield.

History

Kimberworth is mentioned in the 1086 '' Domesday Book'', where it is noted as "Chiberworde". Kimberworth castle, now demolished, was located near The Drawbridge pub. 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 Fou ...

were smelting iron 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 Romans. The Roman expansion north was halted by the Brigantes forts at Kimberworth and Wincobank. 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 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. The Salvation Army has a meeting hall on High Street, this is also used by the 1st Rotherham Cub Scout pack. Kimberworth United Reformed Church 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 in th ...

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, actor who appeared in '' Life on Mars'', used to live in Kimberworth * David Seaman, 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