Silkstone Common

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Silkstone Common
Village
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Ben Bank Road
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Silkstone Common
Location within South Yorkshire
Population2,954 (2001 Census) [1]
OS grid reference SE290044
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
UK Parliament
Website http://www.silkstoneparishcouncil.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°32′08″N1°33′44″W / 53.5355°N 1.5622°W / 53.5355; -1.5622

Silkstone Common is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is to the south of Silkstone.

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History

One of the most notable events in the history of the village was the Huskar Pit Disaster, which occurred on 4 July 1838 when a freak storm flooded part of the mine, killing 26 children; the youngest was 7 years, the oldest 17. A historical account of this event has been documented in the book entitled Children of the Dark.

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South Yorkshire Buildings

In 1877, the South Yorkshire Coal and Iron Company built a planned housing development in southwest Silkstone Common called the South Yorkshire Buildings. The buildings are "laid out in a regular pattern surrounded by small allotment gardens" as opposed to "the rest of the settlement, which consists of terraces strung out along existing roads". [2]

Historically Silkstone Common is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire in the Wapentake of Staincross, in the ancient parish of Silkstone.

Transport

Silkstone Common is served by the railway station of the same name, which opened in 1852. [3] Silkstone Waggonway extends to Silkstone Common. There is also the Station Inn.

Education

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Silkstone Common Junior & Infant School

The village has a Junior and Infants School. It is also in close proximity to Penistone Grammar School.

Amenities

Silkstone Common is home to one pub, The Station and one shop,the Cottage Bakery Shop. [4]

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Methodist Church, Silkstone Common

The village has a Methodist Church, now closed. The Parish Council are investigating the purchase of the building for village use.

Notable buildings include Knabb's Hall which was built in late 17th century for William and Elizabeth Wood of Wortley Forge, and the Old Station House, a building located directly beside the railway line which once housed the railway owner but now functions as a residential building. [5]

References

  1. This population figure is for the civil parish of Silkstone, which also includes the village of Silkstone. "Silkstone CP: Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 8 April 2007.
  2. "Industrial Settlements". South Yorkshire: Historic Environment Characterisation. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. "The History of The Cottage, Silkstone". The Cottage, Silkstone. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. "Silkstone Common". Welcome to Yorkshire. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. Historic England. "Knabbe's Hall (1314749)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 February 2008.

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