Kimberworth

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Kimberworth
Kimberworth shown within South Yorkshire
Population	(2001)
Metropolitan borough	Rotherham
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROTHERHAM
Postcode district	S61
Dialling code	01709
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Rotherham
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°25′22″N 1°24′16″W / 53.4228, -1.4043

Kimberworth is a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) north west of Rotherham town centre and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north-east of the City of Sheffield.

Kimberworth is mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086, when it was known as 'Chiberworde'. Kimberworth castle (now demolished) was located near the Drawbridge pub. The monks at nearby Kirkstead Abbey were smelting iron from around 1160, the rest of the history of this area is heavily influenced by industrial developments, especially in iron, steel and coal.^{[citation needed]}

There is evidence of human activity in this area going back 5000 years. The area was settled by Brigantes, before the arrival of the Romans. The Roman expansion north was halted by the Brigantes forts at Kimberworth and Wincobank.^{[citation needed]}

1 Places of Worship
2 Landmarks
3 Schools
4 Famous People
5 References

[edit] Places of Worship

The Kimberworth area has several churches, the most prominent being St. Thomas's Anglican Church on Church Street, construction of which was started in 1842.^[1] The Salvation Army has a meeting hall on High Street, this is also used by the 1st Rotherham Cub Scout pack. Kimberworth United Reformed Church meet in a building on Kimberworth Road over looking Bradgate Park.

[edit] Landmarks

Thundercliffe Grange 1770s
Keppels Column built in 1778, by the Marquis of Rockingham, built to commemorate the acquittal of Admiral Keppel on charges of Treason.^{[citation needed]}

Kimberworth Manor House built in 1694[1]

St Thomas' Church 1843. [2]

[edit] Schools

Kimberworth was served by Kimberworth Comprehensive School and Old Hall Comprehensive School until 2004 when they were merged to form Winterhill School, which is built on the site of the former.

[edit] Famous People

David Seaman, the former England Goalkeeper lived in nearby Ferham and attended Kimberworth Comprehensive School.
Dean Andrews, an actor currently in Life on Mars lives in Kimberworth