A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
SWINTON, a village, a township, and a chapelry, in Wath-upon-Dearne parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands near the Dearne and Dove navigation, and near the junction of the North Midland and the South Yorkshire railways, 4½ miles NNE of R other ham; and has a post-office‡ under R other ham, and a r. station with telegraph.-The township contains also S.-Bridge and Birdwell-Flat hamlets and part of Kilnhurst. Acres, 1,628. Real property, £6,599. Pop. in 1851, 1,817; in 1861, 3,190. Houses, 659. The increase of pop. arose from extension of coal mining, bottle-making, the iron trade, and railway traffic. The manor belongs to Earl Fitz-William. There are an extensive pottery, extensive glass-works, an establishment of the South Yorkshire railway for repairing engines and waggons, and the Swinton iron-works. The limits include part of Kiln-hurst chapelry. Pop. of S. chapelry, 2,317. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £300.* Patron, Earl Fitzwilliam. The church was rebuilt in 1817, at a cost of £6,500. There are an Independent chapel, a Wesleyan chapel, and two national schools.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "a village, a township, and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Swinton Ch/CP Wath upon Dearne CP/AP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Swinton |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.