Gunthwaite is a hamlet in the

Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England; the main settlement is Barnsley and other notable towns include Penistone, Wombwell and Hoyland. The borough is bisected by the M1 motorway; it is ru ...

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and metropolitan county, metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of City of Doncaster, Doncaster and City of Sh ...

, England. It is in the civil parish of Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth and on the boundary of

Kirklees Kirklees is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Kirklees Council with the status of a metropolitan borough. The largest town and administrative centre of Kirklees is Huddersfield, and the district also includes ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...

. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 400, increasing to 460 at the 2011 Census. The settlement can be traced back over 1,000 years. The Courtyard at Gunthwaite Hall - geograph

The Courtyard at Gunthwaite Hall - geograph

Within the parish is located Gunthwaite Hall, former seat of the Bosville family. Its 16th century Grade I listed close-studded

cruck barn A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which support the roof of a building, historically used in England and Wales. This type of timber framing consists of long, generally naturally curved, timber members that lean inwards and ...

is still in agricultural use and has been described as "one of the glories of the parish."Hey, David. ''A History of Penistone and District''. Pen & Sword, 2002, p. 57. Also to be found nearby is Gunthwaite Spa, a sulphur-rich spring whose waters emerge from a pipe set in a stone recess by the side of Carr Lane. Here, the old practice of celebrating Spaw Sunday still survives to this day.

References

External links

Hamlets in South Yorkshire Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley {{SouthYorkshire-geo-stub

See also

References

External links