Brodsworth

Brodsworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, situated about five miles north-west of Doncaster. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,875,[2] increasing to 2,936 at the 2011 Census.[1]

Brodsworth

Brodsworth Hall
Brodsworth
Location within South Yorkshire
Population2,936 (2011 census)[1]
Civil parish
  • Brodsworth
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDONCASTER
Postcode districtDN5
Dialling code01302
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Historically, the parish of Brodsworth was much larger, but with the sinking of Brodsworth Colliery by the owners of Brodsworth Hall, the model village of Woodlands was built two miles away. On 1 April 1915, Woodlands[3] was added to the parish of Adwick-le-Street since the colliery town had expanded to the stage where it joined Adwick. Brodsworth remained as a collection of farms and the estate village.

The local church, St Michael's, is an 11th-century church sited close to the hall built by the Thellusson family,[4] owners of Brodsworth Hall,[5] and is one of the four churches within the parish of Bilham, which is in the Sheffield diocese.[6]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Brodsworth Parish (E04000067)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Brodsworth Parish (00CE011)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. The County of the West Riding of Yorkshire (Adwick le Street) Confirmation Order, 1915 (No. 62619)
  4. Historic England. "Church of St Michael  (Grade II*) (1191555)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. "History of Brodsworth Hall". english-heritage.org.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. "The Benefice of Bilham, Comprising Brodsworth, Frickley, Hooton Pagnell, and Marr". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

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