Thurlstone

Thurlstone
Thurlstone
	Thurlstone – Wesleyan Church
	Thurlstone Location within South Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE232034
Civil parish	Penistone ;
Metropolitan borough	Barnsley ;
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire ;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHEFFIELD
Postcode district	S36
Dialling code	01226
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Penistone and Stocksbridge ;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°31′30″N1°37′44″W / 53.525°N 1.629°W

Last updated June 21, 2024

Thurlstone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Penistone, in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England.^[1] Originally it was a small farming community. Some industries developed using water power from the River Don such as corn milling, wire drawing and various wool and cloth processes.^[2] Most of these are now gone and only James Durrans (carbon products) and Service Direct owned by 'Don Eddie' remain. The village is now a dormitory for the urban areas of South and West Yorkshire. The village now falls in the Penistone West ward of the Barnsley MBC.

Governance

Thurlstone was formerly a township in the parish of Penistone,^[4] from 1866 Thurlstone was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Penistone, part also went to form Dunford.^[5] In 1931 the parish had a population of 2,640.^[6] In 1894 Thurlstone became an urban district, on 1 April 1938 the district was abolished and merged with Penistone Urban District and Penistone Rural District.^[7]

Thurlstone was originally in the Wapentake of Staincross which more or less corresponds with today's Barnsley Borough Area.

Notable people

Nicholas Saunderson – A prominent member of the scientific community in the 18th century was born in the village.^[8]
John Stones – England international professional footballer, "The Barnsley Beckenbauer" hails from the village.

Images

Looking over to Royd Moor Wind Farm from Thurstone.
Work Bank Lane in Thurlstone during the 2 February 2009 Snow in the UK.

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References

↑ Wolffe, John, ed. (2005). Yorkshire Returns of the 1851 Census of Religious Worship: West Riding (South). Borthwick Publications. pp. 96–97. ISBN 1-904497-11-X.
↑ Hey, David (2015). "20". A History of the South Yorkshire Countryside. Pen & Swords Books Limited. ISBN 978-1-47383-435-4.
↑ Report and Transactions: Volume 10. Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art. 1878. p. 298.
↑ "History of Thurlstone, in Barnsley and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
↑ "Relationships and changes Thurlstone Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
↑ "Population statistics Thurlstone Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 30 May 2023.
↑ "Relationships and changes Thurlstone UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
↑ Fuller, Thomas; Nuttall, P. Austin (1840). The history of the worthies of England: Volume 3. Thomas Tegg. p. 472.

External links

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[Wolffe-1] Wolffe, John, ed. (2005). Yorkshire Returns of the 1851 Census of Religious Worship: West Riding (South). Borthwick Publications. pp. 96–97. ISBN 1-904497-11-X.

[Weaving-2] Hey, David (2015). "20". A History of the South Yorkshire Countryside. Pen & Swords Books Limited. ISBN 978-1-47383-435-4.

[report-3] Report and Transactions: Volume 10. Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art. 1878. p. 298.

[4] "History of Thurlstone, in Barnsley and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[5] "Relationships and changes Thurlstone Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[6] "Population statistics Thurlstone Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[7] "Relationships and changes Thurlstone UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[Birth-8] Fuller, Thomas; Nuttall, P. Austin (1840). The history of the worthies of England: Volume 3. Thomas Tegg. p. 472.

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