Bolton on Dearne
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Bolton upon Dearne is a small village in South Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Dearne valley where the River Dearne passes through. It is approximately seven miles east of Barnsley, ten miles west of Doncaster and eight miles north of Rotherham.
Bolton upon Dearne was an ancient parish, part of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire. Recorded in the Domesday Book and under the Manor of Bolton-upon-Dearne with Goldthorpe which was owned by a Roger de Bully.
In the early 18th century Barnsley Attorney William Henry Marsden Esquire of nearby Burntwood Hall bought the Lord of the Manor of Bolton on Dearne with Goldthorpe for £10,000 together with over a 1000 acres of land. Bolton upon Dearne along with Goldthorpe is recorded in the 1761-1767 Inclosure Awards. The Marsden family continued to hold the Manor until 1815.
It became part of Doncaster Rural District under the Local Government Act 1894 until 1899, when it became a separate urban district in its own right. Bolton upon Dearne urban district was abolished in 1937 under a County Review Order, becoming part of a large Dearne urban district, along with Thurnscoe and part of Barnbrough parish.
It is served by Bolton-on-Dearne railway station.
There are three primary schools in the village, Lacewood Primary and Infant school with an attached Nursery, Carrfield School and Heather Garth Primary School. The main secondary school in the area is The Dearne High School which caters for around 1300 pupils aged 11-16 years.
Bolton Church "St. Andrew the Apostlewhich" is situated on the corner of High street and Angel street. It is probably an early 14th century church with alterations throughout the centuries. The current Reverend is David Stafford.
