Cawthorne

This article is about the village in South Yorkshire. For the Roman site in North Yorkshire, see Cawthorne Camp. For people named Cawthorne or Cawthorn, see Cawthorne (surname). For the defunct South Australian music business, see Cawthorne and Co.

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,^[3] increasing to 1,151 at the 2011 Census.^[1]

Cawthorne
The post office in Cawthorne
Cawthorne Location within South Yorkshire
Population	1,151 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE284079
• London	150 miles (240 km)
Civil parish	Cawthorne[2]
Metropolitan borough	Barnsley
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARNSLEY
Postcode district	S75
Dialling code	01226
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Penistone and Stocksbridge
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.5674°N 1.5719°W / 53.5674; -1.5719

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Cawthorne is frequented by ramblers as many walking routes start from the village.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8][9]

In the heart of the village stands Malt Kiln Row, originally the malt kiln for Cannon Hall.^[10]

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.^[11]

All Saints' Church, Cawthorne

See also

• Listed buildings in Cawthorne

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cawthorne Parish (1170210855)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
2. "Cawthorne Parish Council Website". Cawthorne Parish Council. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
3. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Cawthorne Parish (1543503911)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
4. "This Week on the Farm". Retrieved 6 October 2020.
5. History of Cawthorne/Barnby Hall, Banks Hall, Manor House & c., Wikisource
6. "Cawthorne Walk". Walks in Yorkshire. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
7. "Cawthorne and Cannon Hall Estate is a treasure trove of history". Yorkshire Life. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
8. "Barnby Hall, Cawthorne, Yorkshire, Barnby.info". Archived from the original on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
9. History of Cawthorne, Parish Church, wikisource
10. "A Brief History - Cawthorne Parish Council". www.cawthorne.org.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
11. Tolson, Jack (18 August 2023). "Freedom of the Parish honour for veteran farmer". The Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

• History of Cawthorne, by Charles Tiplady Pratt (1882)

External links

Media related to Cawthorne at Wikimedia Commons