Whiston is a village and

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in the

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, England. It has a population of 5,115, reducing to 5,042 at the 2011 Census.

Geography

Originally a small rural village between

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and Rotherham, within the

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"Shire of Hallun" (

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), Whiston is now a suburb of Rotherham, close to its border with Sheffield.

Etymology

According to ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names'', the name Whiston comes from two Old English words ''wite'' and ''stan'' – meaning "The whitestone" which is likely to be in reference to a nearby quarry where large amounts of white stone were once mined. It is referred to as ''Witestan'', in the

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of 1086, at which time it was part of the same manor as Handsworth (Handswrde), now a suburb of Sheffield. Close to Whiston is ''Blue Man's Bower'', a moated site and

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History

Even in 1900 Whiston was still a small rural village, separated from Rotherham by open countryside. As the century progressed, and particularly after 1945, many fields were built upon and Rotherham expanded to incorporate Whiston although there is still something of a

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separating Whiston from other local villages. On 25 June 2007, part of the village was evacuated because of fears that cracks in the dam at

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could lead to widespread flooding in the valley. The village has two cricket clubs, Whiston Parish Church CC and Whiston Forge CC. The village football team, Whiston Wildcats, play in the Sheffield and District league. They are in the A division due to a B division promotion in the 2013/14 season. 2016 saw the founding of the village's only cycling club �
Sitwell Cycling Club
– a

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affiliated club for all ages. The club was crowne
Rotherham Advertiser's Sports Club of the Year
in 2018. 2019 saw the club's membership increase to over 150 members, making them the largest club in Rotherham. The club also started under 12s coaching, gainin
British Cycling Go-Ride
status in October of the same year.

References

External links

"WhistonWeb"

Whiston Heritage Society
* {{authority control Villages in South Yorkshire Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham Civil parishes in South Yorkshire

Geography

Etymology

History

See also

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