Cawthorne
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Cawthorne is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The village was once a centre of the iron and coal mining industry; today it is part of an affluent commuter belt west of Barnsley. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,108,[1] increasing to 1,151 at the 2011 Census.[2]
The village pub, the Spencer Arms, is named after the Spencer-Stanhope family, who once owned large swathes of the local area. Their home was Cannon Hall, the park of which borders the village.[3]
Two earlier residences in Cawthorne were Barnby Hall, home of the Barnby family, and Banks Hall, the seat of the Misses Spencer-Stanhope and of a branch of the Greene family.[4]
Cawthorne is frequented by ramblers as many walking routes start from the village.[5]
The Victoria Jubilee Museum, built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, was opened in 1889 and contains numerous unusual exhibits including a stuffed cheetah and a two-headed lamb.[6]
All Saints' Church overlooks the village, and there is a Methodist church on Darton Road. All Saints contains memorials to the Barnby and Spencer families.[7][8]
In the heart of the village stands Malt Kiln Row, originally the malt kiln for Cannon Hall.[9]
Kate Rusby, English folk singer-songwriter, lives in the village with her husband and two children.
Freedom of the Parish
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Parish of Cawthorne.
Individuals
- Robert Barr: 18 August 2023.[10]
See also
References
- History of Cawthorne, by Charles Tiplady Pratt (1882)
External links
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