Cawthorne
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Cawthorne is a village
and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire
, England
. The village was once the centre of a localised iron and coal mining industry, though today it is the centre of a very affluent commuter belt, west of Barnsley
. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,108.
It has a choral society
, a brass band,http://www.cawthorneband.wanadoo.co.uk/news.htm a village museum, a stately home (Cannon Hall
), and a Young Farmers Club. The local charitable club Cawthorne wives (previously Cawthorne young wives) holds regular meetings and constantly raises money for local and national charities. Young people are catered for by the thriving drama club, Grass Roots, which produces an annual play ranging from comedy to Shakespeare. Every four years the village also produces a Community Drama in the grounds of Cannon Hall involving the band, choral society and 100 actors from the village. In 2000 this was One Breath and in 2004 Time and Chance.http://www.lhi.org.uk/projects_directory/projects_by_region/yorkshire_the_humber/barnsley/grass_roots_theatre_group/index.html The next production is scheduled for 2009. The village pub, the Spencer Arms is so-called in recognition of the village's association with the Spencer-Stanhope family who once owned large swathes of the local area: Their family home was situated at Cannon Hall, the park of which borders the village. Cannon Hall is now a museum run by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Two earlier stately homes 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.
There are many locations in the village that afford spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. Cawthorne is frequented by ramblers as many excellent walking routes start from the village.
The village is home to a museum which contains (amongst other things) a boot worn by a man struck by lightning, native American smoking devices and a twin headed cow. It was built to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria.
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, among others.
Most of the upkeep of Cawthorne is carried out by local residents.
Cawthorne is also the name of a farmstead in North Yorkshire at grid reference SE 775891, the start of the Roman Road Wade's Causeway
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The village was once the centre of a localised iron and coal mining industry, though today it is the centre of a very affluent commuter belt, west of Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,108.
It has a choral society
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
, a brass band,http://www.cawthorneband.wanadoo.co.uk/news.htm a village museum, a stately home (Cannon Hall
Cannon Hall
Cannon Hall is a country house museum located between the villages of Cawthorne and High Hoyland north of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Originally the home of the Spencer and later the Spencer-Stanhope family, it now houses collections of fine furniture, paintings, ceramics and glassware...
), and a Young Farmers Club. The local charitable club Cawthorne wives (previously Cawthorne young wives) holds regular meetings and constantly raises money for local and national charities. Young people are catered for by the thriving drama club, Grass Roots, which produces an annual play ranging from comedy to Shakespeare. Every four years the village also produces a Community Drama in the grounds of Cannon Hall involving the band, choral society and 100 actors from the village. In 2000 this was One Breath and in 2004 Time and Chance.http://www.lhi.org.uk/projects_directory/projects_by_region/yorkshire_the_humber/barnsley/grass_roots_theatre_group/index.html The next production is scheduled for 2009. The village pub, the Spencer Arms is so-called in recognition of the village's association with the Spencer-Stanhope family who once owned large swathes of the local area: Their family home was situated at Cannon Hall, the park of which borders the village. Cannon Hall is now a museum run by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Two earlier stately homes 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.
There are many locations in the village that afford spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. Cawthorne is frequented by ramblers as many excellent walking routes start from the village.
The village is home to a museum which contains (amongst other things) a boot worn by a man struck by lightning, native American smoking devices and a twin headed cow. It was built to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria.
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, among others.
Most of the upkeep of Cawthorne is carried out by local residents.
Cawthorne is also the name of a farmstead in North Yorkshire at grid reference SE 775891, the start of the Roman Road Wade's Causeway
Wade's Causeway
Wade's Causeway was a Roman road in England. Very few Roman roads have survived in anything like their original condition, and even then only for very short stretches—Wade's Causeway is widely regarded as the best-preserved in Britain. Its route ran from Dunsley Bay via Cawthorn to Malton in...
.