Place:Rotherham (metropolitan borough), South Yorkshire, England

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NameRotherham (metropolitan borough)
TypeUnitary authority
Coordinates53.43°N 1.35°W
Located inSouth Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoRotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandborough which was the main settlement from which the metropolitan borough was formed
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It became a unitary authority in 1986. It is named for its largest town, Rotherham, but also spans the outlying towns of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath upon Dearne, as well as a suburban and rural element composed of hills, escarpments and broad valleys.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. A map in Wikipedia shows that Rotherham covers the south-central part of South Yorkshire with Sheffield to the west, Doncaster directly north, and Barnsley to the northwest. The southern boundary is with the county of Nottinghamshire, and the eastern boundary with the southernmost part of the East Riding of Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.

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Modern Local Area

The metropolitan borough was a merger of the following municipalities:

The civil parishes represented by the numbers on the map will be found on the pages for Rotherham Rural District and Kiveton Park Rural District.

Research Tips

Address: Clifton Park Museum, Clifton Lane, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 2AA
Telephone: +44(0)1709 336632
Email: archives@rotherham.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.
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