Place:Darton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameDarton
Alt namesDertonesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 315
Dertunsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 315
Dertunesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 315
TypeVillage, Urban district
Coordinates53.584°N 1.508°W
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
South Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoBarnsley (metropolitan borough), South Yorkshire, Englandsince 1938
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog

Darton (#10 on map) is a village now in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (part of South Yorkshire, England), and on the border with West Yorkshire. According to the 2001 UK census, it had a population of approximately 14,900. Darton lies on the River Dearne, directly to the east of Kexbrough, and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the town of Barnsley.

Before 1938 Darton was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire. In 1938 it was absorbed into Barnsley.

In addition to the village of Darton, the urban district contained the villages of Barugh, Barugh Green and Kexbrough.

Image:Barnsley parishes5.png

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Address: Town Hall, Church Street, Barnsley, England S70 2TA
Telephone: +44(0)1226 773 950
Email: archives@barnsley.gov.uk
  • British History Online (Victoria County Histories) do not cover the West Riding of Yorkshire
  • GENUKI has a page on all three ridings of Yorkshire and pages for each of the ecclesiastical parishes in the county. Under each parish there is a list of the settlements within it and brief description of each. The list is based on a gazetteer dated 1835 and there may have been a number of alterations to the parish setup since then. However, it is worthwhile information for the pre civil registration era. GENUKI provides references to other organizations who hold genealogical information for the local area. There is no guarantee that the website has been kept up to date and the submitter is very firm about his copyright. This should not stop anyone from reading the material.
  • The FamilyTree Wiki has a series of pages similar to those provided by GENUKI which may have been prepared at a later date from more recent data. The wiki has a link to English Jurisdictions 1851 which gives the registration district and wapentake for each parish, together with statistics from the 1851 census for the area.
  • A Vision of Britain through Time, Yorkshire West Riding, section "Units and Statistics" leads to analyses of population and organization of the county from about 1800 through 1974. There are pages available for all civil parishes, municipal boroughs and other administrative divisions. Descriptions provided are usually based on a gazetteer of 1870-72.
  • The above three maps indicate the boundaries between parishes, etc., but for a more detailed view of a specific area try a map from this selection. The oldest series are very clear at the third magnification offered. Comparing the map details with the GENUKI details for the same area is well worthwhile.
  • Yorkshire has a large number of family history and genealogical societies. A list of the societies will be found on the Yorkshire, England page.
  • In March 2018 Ancestry announced that its file entitled "Yorkshire, England: Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873" has been expanded to include another 94 parishes (across the three ridings) and expected it to be expanded further during the year. The entries are taken from previously printed parish registers.