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Name | Darfield |
Alt names | Darfield | source: from redirect | | Dereuueld | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 315 | | Dereuuelle | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 315 |
Type | Parish (ancient), Urban district |
Coordinates | 53.533°N 1.372°W |
Located in | West Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974) |
Also located in | Yorkshire, England |
See also | Strafforth and Tickhill Wapentake, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | wapentake in which it was partly located | | Staincross Wapentake, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | wapentake in which it was partly located | | Barnsley Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | rural district of which it was a part 1894-1896 | | Barnsley (metropolitan borough), South Yorkshire, England | administrative district covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Roman coins have been unearthed in Darfield, and there is evidence to suggest that the village contained Roman habitation during its history.
In Saxon, the name "Feld" describes 'a large area of pasture land' , while the term "Dere" refers to the deer which inhabited the forest. When combined, this gives the name Derefeld which later became Darfield.
There are records of an 8th-century church in Darfield, but when the Domesday Book was written in 1086 there was no mention of it.
Darfield remained an insignificant agricultural village for many centuries to come, until 1862. In that year, two mining companies sank shafts in the Barnsley district to exploit the rich seam of coal running through the area. Darfield Main colliery and Mitchell's Main were local mines, the population of the village quickly increased and it became a labour pool for the surrounding coalmines. By 1901, over 4,000 people lived there compared to just 600 inhabitants in 1851.
Until June 1963, Darfield had a railway station on the Sheffield - Cudworth - Leeds line. The line itself closed in 1988 due to severe mining subsidence.
Research Tips
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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.
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- 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.
Categories: West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Darfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Staincross Wapentake, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Strafforth and Tickhill Wapentake, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Barnsley Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Barnsley (metropolitan borough), South Yorkshire, England | South Yorkshire, England
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