Kexbrough

Kexbrough
Kexbrough
	; Churchfield Lane in Kexbrough heading west towards High Hoyland
	Kexbrough Location within South Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough	Barnsley ;
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire ;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARNSLEY
Postcode district	S75
Dialling code	01226
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Barnsley West and Penistone ;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°35′N1°32′W / 53.58°N 1.54°W Coordinates: 53°35′N1°32′W / 53.58°N 1.54°W

Last updated March 03, 2023

Kexbrough is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire.^[1] The village falls within the Darton West ward of Barnsley MBC. It is located west of the M1 motorway, just south of Junction 38 at an elevation of around 351 feet (107 m) above sea level. Historically the village was known as Kexborough, and includes the hamlets of Haigh and Swithin.^[2]

History

Kexbrough is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Ilbert of Lacey, and having two villagers, a meadow, ploughlands and six furlongs of woodland.^[3] Historically in the parish of Darton and the wapentake of Staincross, the village is recorded in the Domesday Book as Chizeburg, being Kesseburgh in the 14th century, and Kexbrough by the 1580s. The place name is derived from a combination of a personal name, and burh, which meant a fortified place.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The village is just west of the M1 motorway, about 351 feet (107 m) above sea level, being some 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-west of Barnsley, and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) south of Wakefield.^[7]^[8]

Transport

Kexbrough is served by local and Express buses to Barnsley Interchange via Baurgh Green or Mapplewell as well as longer distance services to Wakefield and Leeds. Bus companies that operate in Kexbrough are Stagecoach and Globe Coaches. Bus routes are 93,93a,95,95a,96,96a and X10.^[9]^[10] The nearest railway station is Darton railway station on the Hallam Line.^[11] Kexbrough lies directly to the west of Darton and is connected by the A637 road, to the M1 at Junction 38.^[7]

Education

Kexbrough has two schools, Darton Academy, and Kexbrough Primary School.^[12]^[13]

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References

↑ Barnsley Family History Society Index to 1851 Census: Kexborough. Barnsley Family History Society. 1992. ISBN 9780951868584.
↑ "Kexborough West Riding". visionofireland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
↑ "Kexbrough | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
↑ "Kexbrough :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
↑ Moorman, F. W. (1910). Place-Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Leeds: Thoresby Society. p. 113. OCLC 4288848.
↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 74, 274. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
1 2 "Kexbrough, Barnsley". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
↑ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Darton:, Yorkshire (West Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
↑ "95 Bus Route & Timetable: Kexbrough - Barnsley Interchange". stagecoachbus.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
↑ "93 - Barnsley Interchange - Kexbrough". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
↑ "For sale: Grand but homely Yorkshire country house". The Yorkshire Post. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
↑ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
↑ "Kexborough Primary School URN: 143556". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

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[1] Barnsley Family History Society Index to 1851 Census: Kexborough. Barnsley Family History Society. 1992. ISBN 9780951868584.

[2] "Kexborough West Riding". visionofireland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[3] "Kexbrough | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[4] "Kexbrough :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[5] Moorman, F. W. (1910). Place-Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Leeds: Thoresby Society. p. 113. OCLC 4288848.

[6] Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 74, 274. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.

[OS-7] 1 2 "Kexbrough, Barnsley". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[8] "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Darton:, Yorkshire (West Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[9] "95 Bus Route & Timetable: Kexbrough - Barnsley Interchange". stagecoachbus.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[10] "93 - Barnsley Interchange - Kexbrough". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[11] "For sale: Grand but homely Yorkshire country house". The Yorkshire Post. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[12] "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[13] "Kexborough Primary School URN: 143556". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

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