The township is also called burton, lies on the barnsley canal, has a station monkbretton on the m. Monk bretton priory is a ruined medieval priory located in the village of lundwood, and close to monk bretton, south yorkshire, england. Following on from the success of aspects of barnsley 6, the series continues with aspects of barnsley 7. Two local books have been produced by members of the group. Follow the latest news for monk bretton in south yorkshire, england, uk local news and information in your area. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. John dixon, secretary to the denaby miners relief committee. In 2001 it had a population of 628, increasing to 682 at the 2011 census. Days croft, monk bretton, barnsley its not there now, the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history. Jun 23, 2019 monk bretton railway station was a railway station that served the village of monk bretton, south yorkshire, england. A book, royston and district in the great war, 19141919, can be read in barnsley archives and is available from the group. We always finish the session with a dramatised video of one of the books. Unlike most historical places in the united kingdom, monk bretton priory isnt assailed by tourists. There are 112 burials between 1886 and 1948 when the list i have ends with an address in days croft and nearly half of them 51 are children under five years old.
Friendly local pub, with excellent atmosphere, best bar staff in monk bretton, excellent prices, and partys and events. The norman inn is a large family friendly pub and restaurant. Felkirk, high hoyland, hoyland nether, monk bretton, penistone, royston. An old map of yorkshire, handdrawn in 1840 for the renowned cartographic publisher samuel lewis. Mr wade, 93, has a long history of public service which included membership of the old penistone rural district. John george dodson, 1st baron monk bretton, pc 18 october 1825 25 may 1897, known before 1884 as john george dodson, was a british liberal politician. It was opened in 1876 by the midland railway 1 in their characteristic country style and is sited on the line between barnsley court house and cudworth. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in monk bretton cemetery in monk bretton, south yorkshire, a find a grave cemetery. Mary magdelene of lund by adam fitswane, sited on the lund, from old norse. A chinese fishing village regains its rightful place in california history.
The aspects series takes the readers on a voyage of nostalgic discovery through their town, city or area. It was created by letters patent on 4 november 1884 for the liberal politician john george dodson. Brian elliott offers the reader a chance to become reacquainted with the forgotten byways of the social history in the barnsley area. Church street, royston has been researched by the royston local history group. The settlements of berneslai and crevesforde are recorded in the doomsday book and monk bretton priory, founded on the edge of the town in 1154, can still be seen today as well as the th century st helenas well nearby. Indeed, the ruins rarely get busier than a few quiet locals on those rare occasions of. Groups are held in hoyland and monk bretton and there is no need to book, just come along. It was mentioned in the domesday book where the name is given as fiscelac, from old english fisclacu, fishstream. Barnsley family history society was formed in 1986 by a group of family historians in the cudworth area of barnsley, south yorkshire, uk. Originally a monastery under the cluniac order, monk bretton priory is located in the village of lundwood, in the borough of barnsley, england. Projects have included the publication of books to raise money for local restoration projects. John george dodson, 1st baron monk bretton wikipedia. Whether it is for research or for pleasure, knowing more about where we came from, where we live now, where we intend to move to or where our family originated, we all, whether we realise it or not, have an interest in some aspect of local history. The biggest employer in monk bretton is redfearns glass, with an estimated 1,800 employees.
History of monk bretton, in barnsley and west riding. Yorkshire cd books old and rare yorkshire books on cdrom or as pdf file downloads. We serve pub grub from pizzas to sunday dinners and have daily deals to. Three books detailing the units history from the period before and during wwi. The topics include personal accounts of local businesses such as needham.
Material found at cannon hall, cawthorne, relating to the taylor family of middlewood hall, darfield and the wood halifax family of monk bretton. We also popped into the archives where i enquired if anyone is currently researching the monk bretton war memorial to their knowledge noone was aware of anyone, although there is a monk bretton local history group. The village of monk bretton got its name from the priory, being referred to as munkebretton in 1225. For a full list of all those chapels surrounding monk bretton and comprising the whole ancient parish of royston to which it was attached, be certain to see church records on the royston page to find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use england jurisdictions 1851. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. Thurgoland west bretton list of contents for barnsley worthies. I was delighted when news that a further title concentrating on the south yorkshire countryside was to be published. Days croft, monk bretton, barnsley its not there now. We walked slowly up to experience barnsley for a leisurely look around. Cudworth local history and heritage group groups joined up. Monk bretton priory, near barnsley, was established. The local characters involved include a hermit, a saint, a highwayman, knights, witches and ghosts.
If these remains were in a different location there would be a tea room, gift shop and a kiosk to pay for visiting. The dispute was only resolved in 1281, when monk bretton seceded from the cluniac order and became a benedictine house. Aspects of barnsley 7 paperback pen and sword books. The survey was completed by over 16 per cent of adults who regularly use the library at monk bretton. Conisbrough and denaby main local history conisbrough and denaby main local history. Its a brilliant group well i would say that, wouldnt i. Monk bretton priory project gutenberg selfpublishing. I found a picture of the memorial in its original location on the other side of the road on the barnsley council yococo site and in the book royston, carlton and monk bretton elliott, 2000. But within 50 years bitter quarrels at times even involving gang warfare had broken out between the two houses, as pontefract sought to retain direct control of monk bretton. Monk bretton was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of staincross and the county of yorkshire it had no recorded population sometimes the case for. The township is also called burton, lies on the barnsley canal, has a station monk bretton on the m. Baron monk bretton, of conyboro and hurstpierpoint in the county of sussex, is a title in the peerage of the united kingdom.
Bretton, monk, a township and district chapelry, in the parish of royston, wapentake of staincross, w. Following on from the success of aspects of barnsley 6. Monk bretton priory barnsley, england atlas obscura. The fireplace shown at the opening at the post can be found at monk bretton priory the remnants of a cluniac foundation. John william dodson, 2nd baron monk bretton, cb 22 september 1869 29 july 1933 was a british diplomat, sometime chairman of london county council, and landowner the only son of the first lord monk bretton, dodson was educated at eton 18831887, and new college, oxford, ba, 1891, 3rd class, modern history. Elliott paperback, 2000 at the best online prices at ebay. From the 1900s conisbrough and denaby main local history. Yorkshire cd books old and rare yorkshire books on cdrom or as pdf file downloads the history and topography of the parish of silkstone by rev. That castlelike object in the distance is a folly or observatory erected by a. Monk bretton mixed national school monk bretton, yorkshire. All bring to life moments of drama and mystery, romance and heroism. Archive of lord monk bretton of conyboro in barcombe the.
Bretton, monk, a large village, a township, and a parish in the w. A group with interested in worsbrough history and the surrounding area. By 1225 the village was referred to as munkebretton, munke referring to the monks of the nearby priory. We meet at monk bretton methodist church at 2 pm on the second and fourth wednesdays of the month.
Aug 12, 20 searching the burial records for monk bretton church i can find no burials from days croft before 1886. According to domesday book, the local saxon lord in 1066 had been an individual called wulfmer, who by 1086 had been replaced by a. In kirkstall a rather grand staircase led to the abbots lodging and at fountains there was a monastic prison in the basement complete with three cells and means of restraining prisoners. Monk bretton, yorkshire genealogy familysearch wiki.
Days croft wasnt a big round hole, but it wasnt far away from one. The birth of heywood july 16, 2018 the earliest known record of any place now within heywood was a charter dated to ad 1210, just over 150 years after the norman conquest, and found in the lansdowne manuscripts at the british museum. These superbly detailed maps provide an authoritive and fascinating insight into the history and gradual development of our cities, towns and villages. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Monk bretton has been a settlement since medieval times and was originally known as just bretton. Bretton, monk, west riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry. Including haunted local landmarks such as the mill of black monks and the monk bretton priory, and detailing the stories behind legendary spectres such as jack in irons, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in barnsleys ghosts. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the information option, and then clicking on your location. George wood, an early member of a prominent local gentry family, was born in monk bretton in 1534 and died there in 1589. Haunted barnsley by richard bramall overdrive rakuten. History of silkstone and barnsley worthies books on cdrom.
It was founded by joshua and samuel redfearn in 1862, redfearns moving to monk bretton in 1946 from their original site in barnsley. Marriage records from people who married at st paul, monk bretton between. Monk bretton, yorkshire genealogy genealogy familysearch. The wood family and taylor family collections description. In 1967 they merged with national glass of fishergate, york, and the present site is the third largest of its kind in. It was historically part of the west riding of yorkshire until 1974. Monk bretton cemetery in monk bretton, south yorkshire find. The priory owned properties across south yorkshire, with rights over five parish churches, and worked coal and ironstone in the barnsley area. They also help us understand the performance of our marketing activities. Almost half of those who took part, 47 per cent, said that their preference if monk bretton library was to close would be to have a small collection of books at silverdale community centre.
Use rightmove online house price checker tool to find out exactly how much properties sold for in s71 2ss since 1995 based on official land registry data. Guide to monk bretton, yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. That castlelike object in the distance is a folly or observatory erected by a victorian worthy, the reverend mr wordsworth. Monk bretton priory this is a brilliant place to visit if you have young children because as it is grassland it is a great place to play and have fun with. Monk bretton railway station was a railway station that served the village of monk bretton, south yorkshire, england. Buy royston, carlton and monk bretton britain in old photographs first edition by elliott, brian a. A village in the metropolitan borough of barnsley, south yorkshire, england os grid ref se3607. Barnsley in 50 buildings in 50 buildings series local. The later history of monk bretton was, in comparison, uneventful. Monk bretton railway station wikimili, the free encyclopedia. March 1 monk bretton 6 denaby 0 denaby custodian injured.
Monk bretton, yorkshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Barnsley and district u3a oral history project barnsley, yorkshire. Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context and it often concentrates on the local community. There is a grassy expanse sloping down from monk bretton to lundwood, with a few trees and scrubby bushes where dozens of miners and their families used to live. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The settlements of berneslai and crevesforde are recorded in the doomsday book and monk bretton priory, founded on the edge of the town in 1154, can still be seen today as well as the th century st helena s well nearby. Aspects of barnsley 7 by brian elliot overdrive rakuten. Monk bretton books catalogue three folklore and fairy tales monk bretton books on. Monk bretton photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.
The constant surprise about barnsley is that every now and then you come across something ancient, something thats just stood there for centuries letting the weather wash its face and dry its hands. Formed in 1933 12th barnsley monk bretton air scout group has provided scouting to the young people of monk bretton for over 85 years although a group did exist previously under a different number designation. He was chairman of ways and means deputy speaker of the house of commons between 1865 and 1872 and later held office under william ewart gladstone as financial secretary to the treasury, president of the local government board and. Barnsley archive and local studies department the national. Founded in about 1154 by a local landowner, adam fitzswaine, it was a daughter house of the rich cluniac priory at pontefract. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of monk bretton. Two of monk bretton s pubs, the pheasant inn on high street and the sun inn on burton road, are marked on ordnance survey maps from 1855. Despite being impressively intact in parts, its largely overlooked by both tourists and the efforts of historical conservation. The archive of lord monk bretton consists of the papers of sir john dodson, lld, his son, john george dodson, lord monk bretton, and of his son, john william dodson, second lord monk bretton the dodson family came originally from london and settled in hurstpierpoint where three members of the family were incumbents successively from 17071807. We use this data to customise the marketing content you see on websites, apps and social media. Mary magdalene at lundwood, barnsley is also known as monk bretton priory. Aspects of barnsley discovering local history v7 by brian. Historic plaques are one form of documentation of significant occurrences in the past and oral histories are another. Fishlake is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of doncaster.
Latest news in monk bretton in south yorkshire, england. Discovering local history series which now includes over 35 titles either in print or due for early publication. Royston, carlton and monk bretton britain in old photographs. Others are drawn straight from the pages of history as with the siege of lathom house during the civil war. These are buildings and places that couldnt care less that youre staring at them and making notes and taking photographs, and one of the. Shop local history books and collectibles abebooks. In 1991, brian was awarded a master of philosophy degree by the university of sheffield for his research into barnsley and its surrounding areas. Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for monk bretton. These cookies help us decide which products, services and offers may be relevant for you.
In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location pin, click options and click list contiguous. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Buy aspects of barnsley discovering local history v7 by brian elliott online from the works. In the case of h g wells, his life was sort of interesting. Monk bretton colliery, and neither it nor days croft are there now. Aspects of barnsley discovering local history v7 by. In monk bretton have you come across the name hope inn which was near or on the canal bridge the innkeeper in 1901 and 1911 was alfred north wiseman and i have access to a photograph of a football team taken outside the inn in 1898 89, which local newspaper of the time would have been likely to have published it.