The roads on the estate were named after swinton councillors and the properties consisted of apartments built in blocks of two and three levels. Brameld road adj 22a 22c 22x 208 221 brameld road opp 22a 22c 22x 208 221 broadway adj 218 218a brookfield avenue adj 107 218 218a. Rotherham united didnt come into existence until 1925, but prior to then rotherham town and rotherham county formerly known as thornhill united were competing for local supremacy. Thomas flint obituary swinton, south yorkshire the. It operated in the west riding of yorkshire, england, over routes serving manvers main colliery, wath upon dearne and the towns of rotherham, rawmarsh, swinton, mexborough, conisbrough and the estate at conanby. Walk 1 swinton part of a bronze age hoard, thought to have been found at kilnhurst. Swinton, yorkshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Parish magazines history of directories books and pamphlets ephemera. Rotherham s first workhouse was probably the cottage workhouse on the crofts. Browse 44 photo books on swinton and the surrounding area. The school was formerly known as swinton community school and was renamed swinton academy on 1 october 2016 after joining with aston academy. A swinton nostalgia community group run by ageuk salford in swinton at critchley house.
Post town and money order and telegraph office, malton. Rotherham united football books, dvds and merchandise. It is also the way of entering into the life of the church and many families bring their children to st margarets for baptism. Swinton is a suburban town within the metropolitan borough of rotherham, in south yorkshire. Apr 18, 2018 rotherham council has been ordered to apologise to a whistleblower who helped to expose the towns grooming scandal after council officials raided her charity without proper explanation. Swinton academy, swinton, rotherham, united kingdom. A brief history of swinton town swinton is a small town near rotherham, south yorkshire, with a population of approximately 15,000. The first recorded owner is joseph flint, who in the 1740s paid rent to the first marquis of rockingham for digging clay and renting a brickworks, tileyard and pot house. In 1483 the college of jesus was founded by thomas rotherham the archbishop of. Local history collections rotherham metropolitan borough. Swinton photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Dearne advertiser formerly times extra, south yorkshire extra, mexborough leader.
Elizabeth thompson passed away in swinton, derbyshire. Swinton is a small town near rotherham, south yorkshire, with a population of approximately 15,000. The history of the reknowned rockingham pottery factory starts with the making of pottery, tiles. It has three platforms and a small bus station, and lies at the junction of the former north midland railway main line between rotherham masborough and leeds via cudworth and the former south yorkshire railway line to doncaster. Swinton, a village and a township in appletonlestreet parish, n. Swinton academy east avenue swinton mexborough rotherham s64 8jw at swinton academy, we will make a difference all adults in school have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of. I moved to swinton with my parents and sister from nearby rawmarsh in 1961 when i was 9, to a house on piccadilly road, and in 1963 i attended mexborough grammar school, spending the first year at the old school before moving to the new school for my second year. Local history collections rotherham metropolitan borough council. The chains can however still be viewed at rotherham town hall along with other civic regalia from councils which were also absorbed when rotherham. Crime stats, prices, incomes, resident age and more of swinton.
This book can be seen at the clifton museum at rotherham. Swinton, a village, a township, and an ecclesiastical parish in wathupondearne parish, w. Swinton, a village, a township, and a chapelry, in wathupondearne parish, w. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described swinton like this. Charles street, swinton, mexborough, s64 8bg is within the rotherham north policing neighbourhood, under the south yorkshire police force area. Trains swinton south yorks to rotherham central cheap. Mexborough and swinton trolleybuses middleton press. It was given to the british museum in 1918 and was dated to the late bronze age perhaps around 800bc. Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the. We do, however, get an agreement over the place name of swinton deriving from the old english for swine farm. Mr john morrison introduced vertical tutoring and the house system to allow people in. Swinton pottery the rockingham works, 310m and 120m north.
When swinton urban district council was abolished by legislation in 1974 the chairmans and consorts chain fell out of use. Swinton academy is a mixed 11 18 college with more than 880 pupils on roll. There is a place of worship for wesleyan methodists resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source. The doomsday book completed in 1086 was an audit of the property and resources available to englands new masters.
Swinton, south yorkshire wikimili, the free encyclopedia. It has three platforms and a small bus station, and lies at the junction of the former north midland railway main line between rotherham masborough and leeds via cudworth and the former south yorkshire railway line to. This section includes ulleskelf, church fenton and sherburninelmet. Rotherham, west riding of yorkshire bibliography up to 1834. Info about swinton, rotherham, yorkshire and the humber. The town is 5 miles northnortheast of the large town of rotherham and directly westsouthwest of mexborough. Swinton, rotherham, yorkshire and humberside, england. However, the photographs of the town and surrounding area including mexborough, swinton and whiston give a much more positive view and show a modern, bustling town and delightful, rural villages. I was born in kilnhurst but came to live in swinton when i was a couple of months old.
Station street rotherham, south yorkshire, s64 8pz united kingdom. The chains can however still be viewed at rotherham town hall along with other civic regalia from councils which were also absorbed when rotherham metropolitan borough council was created. The village stands near the dearne and dove navigation, and near the junction of the north midland and the south yorkshire railways, 4. The council received complaints from survivors of child sexual exploitation about the practice at swinton. There are primitive methodist and wesleyan chapels. Swinton, south yorkshire news newspapers books scholar. If you are not a library member, you can join online and download e books or eaudio. The visitors guide to rotherham and the history and general description of yorkshire are reproduced from a tourist guide book called blacks guide to yorkshire, published in 1888. The patio estate, renamed to fitzwilliam estate by rotherham council in the late 1990s, was built in the late 60searly 70s. Brameld road adj 22a 22c 22x 208 221 brameld road opp 22a 22c 22x 208 221 broadway adj 218 218a brookfield avenue adj 107 218 218a brookside adj 218 218a brookside opp 218 218a celandine rise adj 218a chapel hill adj 208 218 218a 220 church close adj 221 church close opp 221 creighton wood. Wathupondearne and mexbrough, 5 miles northnortheast from rotherham. Swinton railway station south yorkshire wikimili, the. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place.
The plaque we have provided, however, will be a more visible and public memorial to swinton s sporting hero. Swinton is a suburban town within the metropolitan borough of rotherham, in south yorkshire, england on part of the west bank of the river don. Mexborough and district heritage society, radio nightingale for rotherham hospitals and the. See all books memories of swinton read and share your memories of swinton itself or of a particular photo of swinton. Northern services, which currently make just three round trips daily, call at sheffield, meadowhall, rotherham central, swinton, moorthorpe, pontefract baghill, sherburninelmet, church fenton, ulleskelf and york. Swinton railway station is a railway station in swinton, south yorkshire, england. Maps show swinton, rotherham, yorkshire and humberside, england, united kingdom and nearby locations as seen from above. Baptisms a baptism also known as a christening is a joyous event, the sign and seal of a new life in christ. Dec 01, 2017 calladine way, patio estate, swinton the patio estate, renamed to fitzwilliam estate by rotherham council in the late 1990s, was built in the late 60searly 70s. The town is 5 miles northnortheast of the larger town of rotherham and directly westsouthwest of mexborough. Jan 10, 2000 swinton pottery was a small concern using locally available clay and coal to make brick, tile and coarse domestic earthenware pottery. Formed in 1978 with just five members and meeting in members front rooms over the years the society has grown in to a group of about fifty members who meet.
The first recorded owner is joseph flint, who in the 1740s paid rent to the first marquis of rockingham for digging. Rotherhams first workhouse was probably the cottage workhouse on the crofts. Interesting information for charles street, swinton. Prices can also vary depending the time of day, route and class you book. Trains rotherham central to swinton south yorks cheap. January 1774 to december 1775 quote archive number 89. Buy a history of rotherham 1st edition by anthony p. Swinton, rotherham, yorkshire and humberside, england, united. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in st margaret churchyard in swinton, south yorkshire, a find a grave cemetery. This page provides an overview of swinton maps in the maphill world atlas.
The name of rotherham occurs but seldom in the history of public affairs of the kingdom. January 1774 to december 1775 quote archive number 89fk11 to view. Yet by the th century rotherham had grown into a little town. Elizabeth thompson obituary swinton, south yorkshire. In the domesday book of 1086 the area is recorded as having waste wood pasture. Bretton priory had a farm in swinton mentioned in a deed of about 1260 as a court of the prior and convent of bretton on bernestokes in. Swinton, north riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry. The history of the reknowned rockingham pottery factory starts with the making of pottery, tiles and bricks at swinton on a small scale in the 1750s. In 1853 a vase of 300 roman coins was found near rockingham road, which indicates that there was a roman.
The 10 best restaurants in swinton updated may 2020. Nov 25, 2019 swinton is a suburban town within the metropolitan borough of rotherham, in south yorkshire, england on part of the west bank of the river don. Services which operate over the entire length of the route are provided by northern. Material from the beginning of the clubs history includes a programme from 1884 produced for rotherham s firstever fa cup tie and early team groups, as well as. The doomsday book completed in 1086 was an audit of the property and. Swinton, west riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry and. Much loved brother to nancy and sheila and the late mary. The forty photographs, owned by the keasburygordon photograph archive, were mostly taken between 1900 and 1940. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The owner joseph flint rented land off the landowner, thomas watsonwentworth, 1 st marquis of rockingham.
Flint thomas eric of church farm, swinton, rotherham. It has three platforms and a small bus station, and lies at the junction of the former north midland railway main line between rotherham masborough and leeds via cudworth and the former south yorkshire railway line to doncaster contents. Rotherham council told to apologise to abuse whistleblower. St margaret churchyard in swinton, south yorkshire find a. In november 2011 the former school was inspected by ofsted and was judged to be a good school with a good sixth form. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Rotherham had a watermill where grain was ground to flour. At one point during the close season, the team had only seven fulltime professionals on the books but knill made a number of signings during this period to bolster the squad. Neighbourhood statistics about the location swinton, rotherham, yorkshire and the humber. Train tickets from rotherham central to swinton south yorks can start from as little as. Swinton pottery the rockingham works, 310m and 120m. Mr john morrison introduced vertical tutoring and the house system to allow people in different year groups to talk to one another and. Swinton pottery was a small concern using locally available clay and coal to make brick, tile and coarse domestic earthenware pottery. The map shows the road and railway network serving rotherham in the 1840s. If you live in an adjacent parish, you should contact your local church. The first place of worship in swinton was a norman chapel of ease to wath. This picture of station street changed little in the early.
This was set up in 1659 in leased premises following a legacy of. The following references to swinton are mostly from early deeds or records quoted or referred to by the revd. Swinton, north riding of yorkshire historical description. He was interred in swinton churchyard, where his gravestone can be seen quite clearly today. For a more detailed history of alfreds life and times please read the book produced by giles brearley available from this website. Swinton academy east avenue swinton mexborough rotherham s64 8jw at swinton academy, we will make a difference all adults in school have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Swinton is a small town near rotherham, south yorkshire, with a population. Guide to swinton, yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Rotherham united began their second successive year in league one with a 10point deficit as a result of the cva which saved the club from liquidation. It was initially quite a prestigious place to live. Swinton, a chapelry, in the parish of appletonlestreet, union of malton, wapentake of ryedale, n. At this time swinton was very sparsely inhabited and was an area of mostly waste and wood pasture. The gateway with its stunning new glass fronted entrance brings together salford community leisure, council and health services under one roof in the heart of swinton. Three books detailing the units history from the period before and during wwi.
Swinton, north riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry and. Train tickets from swinton south yorks to rotherham central can start from as little as. Swinton heritage society is a group of dedicated people who are keeping the history of swinton. Please note, to have your child baptised in st margarets church, you must live in swinton, or have been married in the church, or be on the church electoral roll which means that you attend church regularly on a sunday, and are part of the church community. Sk49ne swinton fitzwilliam street west side 631 no 20 swinton house club 11. St margaret churchyard in swinton, south yorkshire find. The earliest sign of a settlement at swinton is a prehistoric manmade ridge which runs through wath wood. History of swinton, in rotherham and west riding map and. We find that the queen of scots rested a night there in her journey from bolton to tutbury, in the first year of her imprisonment. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of swinton.
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