Jump, South Yorkshire

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Post town BARNSLEY
Postcode district S74
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53°30′23″N1°25′37″W / 53.506300°N 1.427000°W / 53.506300; -1.427000

Jump is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. [1] It is north-east of Hoyland, separated from it by the Jump Valley, through which a stream runs. [2] According to local legend, Jump village was named by the local coal miners having to 'jump' over the stream to go to work.[ citation needed ]

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Until 1974, Jump was part of the Wombwell Urban District, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Jump came under the Hoyland Nether STD dialling code area 022674 until 1980.[ citation needed ]

History

Flints from the late Mesolithic have been found in the Roebuck Hill area, along with Neolithic and Bronze Age material. No evidence of permanent settlement has been found from these periods. Pre-Roman Iron Age settlement of the area is known of because of post-holes, indicating the presence of a late-Iron Age roundhouse. A locally made beehive quern is one of many artefacts found at the site. Later Post-Medieval use of the site shows the construction of a kiln, possibly used to produce iron. [3]

Amenities

The parish church is St George's, in the Diocese of Sheffield. [4]

Jump has a Working Mens Club and a small selection of pubs:

Also, the village hosts a traditional Fish and Chip shop, a butcher, a hairdresser, a convenience store and a Post Office. Recently opening in the village is a Sure Start nursery school, which is in the centre of the village. The village also has a local school for young children, Jump Primary School.

Sport

Two football teams from the village have competed in the FA Cup: Jump Working Mens Club F.C. (season 1920–21) [5] and Jump Home Guard F.C. (during 1949–51). [6]

Transport

The village is accessible by public transport via two bus routes, the 66 (one way), which runs approximately every ten minutes and the Jump Circular 67, which runs in both directions every hour. The nearest railway station is just a short walk up the hill in Elsecar. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Hoyland Inc. Jump, Elsecar & Stubbin. Barnsley Family History Society. 2001. ISBN   9781899224166.
  2. ↑ "Jump Valley". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "NAA Roebuck Hill, Jump, Barnsley, South Yorkshire". www.northernarchaeologicalassociates.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ↑ www.achurchnearyou.com St George, Jump
  5. ↑ "Jump WMC: FA Cup statistics". Wildstat.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jump Home Guard: FA Cup statistics". Wildstat.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jump – bustimes.org".

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