Woodsetts

Last updated

Woodsetts
Village
Worksop Road Woodsetts.jpg
Village crossroads looking West
St Georges Church Woodsetts.jpg
St George's Church, Woodsetts
Butchers Arms Pub Woodsetts.jpg
Butchers Arms, Public House
Village Hall Woodsetts.jpg
Village Hall
Ancient Woodland Woodsetts.jpg
Fields & Ancient Woodland
Beacon Woodsetts.jpg
Village Beacon
Methodist Church Woodsetts.jpg
Woodsetts Methodist Church
South Yorkshire UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Woodsetts
Location within South Yorkshire
Population1,746 (2011)
OS grid reference SK551836
Civil parish
  • Woodsetts
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WORKSOP
Postcode district S81
Dialling code 01909
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°21′00″N1°10′00″W / 53.35°N 1.1667°W / 53.35; -1.1667

Woodsetts is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies between the towns of Dinnington and Worksop at an elevation of around 60 metres above sea level, and has a population of 1,746 at the 2011 Census. [1] The village originated as a medieval farming hamlet of the manor of Anston, nestled amongst the ancient woodland of which a few patches remain. The village grew rapidly in the late 19th century when a colliery was sunk at Dinnington. [2] The village now serves as a commuter base for travellers between nearby towns.

Contents

History

Woodsetts originated as a medieval hamlet, one of a cluster of hamlets in the area. The name 'Woodsetts' comes from the middle-English word 'Wodesete', meaning a fold in the woods. [3] The first written record of Woodsetts is in a 13th-century quitclaim (dated 1220) held at the Derbyshire Record Office (Hatfield de Rodes papers) where a bovate of land 'in the territory of Lyndrick, in Wudsetes' is mentioned. Other geographical locations mentioned nearby confirm that it is Woodsetts being referred to. The placement of the village is likely due to the source of water in the streams to the North of the village, arable farming land, and the proximity to the historic monasteries of Roche Abbey and Worksop Priory. The nearest established castles are at Worksop and Tickhill.

Woodsetts appeared in a number of medieval and tudor records. In 1771 the first map of the village was drawn, showing a cluster of buildings around Lindrick Road. At the turn of the 19th century, the population of Woodsetts was a little over 100. [4] Originally, inhabitants attended the 12th century St John's Church at Throapham; to accommodate the growing population of the village a new church was constructed costing £1,100 (£115,470 in 2024). This church, St George's Church (Church of England) consists of a modest nave to which an apse was later added, a porch, and a south facing extension; it sits in the Province of York, and the Diocese of Sheffield. [5] The village also has a smaller brick-built Methodist church which was constructed in 1896. The Butchers Arms is the only public house in the village, built in the 19th century and extended in the 20th century.

Most of the buildings in the village are 20th century built. Some are from the 19th century, and a few date from the 18th century or earlier. Historic England lists three buildings in the village which are of national historical value and significance. [6]

Facilities

There is a small shopping precinct in the village, which includes a post office. The new village hall was built in 2007, [7] it sits in the centre of the village off the recreational ground, which includes football pitches, a cricket pitch and green, cricket pavilion, and small skate park. There is also an artificial games pitch, and a children's play area. The village has its own scouts group in the Rotherham district. [8]

There is one Junior and Infants School in the village. There are two secondary schools within a 4-mile radius, Dinnington High School and Outwood Academy Valley. There is 6th form provision at Dinnington High School, North Notts College, and Worksop College (independent). The nearest Universities are those of Sheffield.

Public transport consists of bus routes operated by stagecoach. The nearest railway station is at Shireoaks.

Nearby

To the north of Woodsetts is the smaller satellite settlement of Gildingwells. Historic places within an 8-mile radius are Roche Abbey (12th century Abbey), Tickhill Castle (12th century Castle), Worksop Priory (13th century Church), and All Saints Church, Steetley (Norman Church). The Tropical Butterfly House Conservation Park is also just outside the village.

The City of Sheffield is the closest major city. The village is about a 10-minute drive from the M1 Motorway.

Fracking applications

Rotherham Borough Council twice refused planning permission for exploration at Woodsetts with regard to shale gas hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in 2018, in March and September. [9] A further public enquiry is to be held in June 2019. [10] [11]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Worksop</span> Market town in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England

Worksop is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 15 miles (24 km) south of Doncaster, 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Sheffield and 24 miles (39 km) north of Nottingham. Located close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, it is on the River Ryton and not far from the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. Other nearby towns include Chesterfield, Gainsborough, Mansfield and Retford. The population of the town was recorded at 44,733 in the 2021 Census.

Anston is a civil parish in South Yorkshire, England, formally known as North and South Anston. The parish of Anston consists of the settlements of North Anston and South Anston, divided by the Anston Brook.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abbotsbury</span> Village in Dorset, England

Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is located around 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) west southwest of Dorchester and 1 mile (1.6 km) inland from the English Channel coast. In the 2021 census the civil parish had a population of 451.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dinnington, South Yorkshire</span> Town in South Yorkshire, England

Dinnington is a town in the civil parish of Dinnington St John's, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. It is near to the towns of Worksop and Rotherham and cities of Sheffield and Doncaster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rother Valley (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards

Rother Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Jake Richards, a member of the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tickhill</span> Town and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

Tickhill is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, close to the border with Nottinghamshire. At the 2001 census it had a population of 5,301, reducing to 5,228 at the 2011 Census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Letwell</span> Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

Letwell is a rural village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies between Dinnington and Langold, off the B6463 road. It sits at an elevation of around 75 metres above sea level. It had a population of 111. At the 2011 Census the population had fallen to less than 100. Population details are now included in the civil parish of Gildingwells.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austerfield</span> Village in South Yorkshire, England

Austerfield is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north-east of the market town of Bawtry on the A614 road, and adjacent to the hamlet of Newington in Nottinghamshire, close to the River Idle. The population in 2001 was 571, which fell to 536 at the 2011 Census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maltby, South Yorkshire</span> Town and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

Maltby is a former mining town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located 6 miles (10 km) east of Rotherham and 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Sheffield. It forms a continuous urban area with Hellaby, separated from the rest of Rotherham by the M18 motorway. It had a population of 16,688 at the 2011 Census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harthill, South Yorkshire</span> Village in South Yorkshire, England

Harthill is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, on the border with Derbyshire. It lies between Killamarsh and Thorpe Salvin, and is located at approximately 53°19′10″N1°15′30″W, at an elevation of around 110 metres above sea level. In the 2001 census, the civil parish of Harthill with Woodall had a population of 1,909, reducing slightly to 1,879 at the 2011 Census.

Ecclesfield is a village and civil parish in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Sheffield City Centre. Ecclesfield civil parish had a population of 32,073 at the 2011 Census. Ecclesfield wards of the City of Sheffield had a population of 35,994 in 2011. The population of Ecclesfield village stood at 7,163 in the most recent census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wickersley</span> Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

Wickersley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, situated 3 miles (5 km) from the centre of Rotherham. The area is very near to road junctions for the M1 and M18. It is home to the secondary school and sixth form, Wickersley School and Sports College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dinnington High School</span> Secondary school in South Yorkshire, England

Dinnington High School is a coeducational comprehensive school and Sixth Form in Dinnington, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. With origins dating back to 1743, Dinnington High School is the oldest secondary school in the Metropolitan Borough, the second oldest in South Yorkshire, and was one of the first comprehensive schools to be established in the United Kingdom. Much of the school's campus was designed by architect Basil Spence. Former pupils of Dinnington High School are known as Old Dinnonians, and they include 19th century criminal Charles Peace and historian Ebenezer Rhodes.

Kiveton Park was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laughton en le Morthen</span> Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

Laughton en le Morthen is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham lying to the south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, and its main attraction is the All Saints Church with its tower and spire of 185 feet. The village had a population of 1,241 at the 2011 Census. The parish also includes the hamlets of Carr, Slade Hooton and Brookhouse.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shireoaks</span> Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England

Shireoaks is a former pit village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, located between Worksop and Thorpe Salvin on the border with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish was 1,432 at the 2011 census, and this increased to 1,774 in the 2021 census. Shireoaks colliery was opened in 1854. It was closed on 25 May 1991 and was capped in August 1992. The depth of the shaft was 483.5m and the shaft's diameter was 3.66m.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rotherham</span> Town in South Yorkshire, England

Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. A historical market town, Rotherham is on the banks of both the Rivers Don and Rother, from the latter of which the town’s name originates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westby-with-Plumptons</span> Human settlement in England

Westby-with-Plumptons is a civil parish in Lancashire, England. The parish is in Fylde district and contains the hamlets of Great Plumpton, Little Plumpton, Lower Ballam, Higher Ballam, Moss Side, Peel, and Westby. At the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 1,205. Westby and Plumpton are mentioned in the Domesday Book, as "Westbi" and "Pluntun".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beighton, South Yorkshire</span> Village in South Yorkshire, England

Beighton is a village 6 miles south-east of Sheffield's city centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to much expansion, the village became a part of Sheffield city in 1967, and was transferred from Derbyshire to the newly created South Yorkshire, England. During much of the late 17th to 19th centuries the village was noted for its edge tool manufacturing, with Thomas Staniforth & Co Sickle works being based at nearby Hackenthorpe.

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Community Information – Woodsetts Parish Council". www.woodsettsparishcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Community Information – Woodsetts Parish Council". www.woodsettsparishcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Society, Woodsetts History. "Woodsetts History Society". Woodsetts History Society. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "St George". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Search the List: Map Search | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Woodsetts Village Hall – Woodsetts Parish Council". www.woodsettsparishcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "27th Rotherham (Woodsetts) – Rotherham Scouts" . Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Shale gas and hydraulic fracturing (fracking): Fracking in Rotherham: Woodsetts Application]". rotherham.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ruth Hayhurst: Village crowdfunds to fight shale gas plans by the UK's richest man". drillordrop.com. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  11. ↑ Pidd, Helen; Gold, Harry (11 June 2019). "Yorkshire village faces petrochemical giant in anti-fracking fight". theguardian.com. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Woodsetts at Wikimedia Commons

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.