Silkstone Common

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Silkstone Common is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.

The village is twinned with the village of Saint Florent des Bois in France. The village has its own Junior and Infants School, railway station, a single local shop and the Station Inn. The Bonny Bunch O Roses was recently demolished to make way for a housing development.

One of the most notable events in the history of the village was the Huskar Pit Disaster, which occurred on 4 July 1838 when a freak storm flooded part of the mine, killing 26 colliery employees, the youngest was 7 years, the oldest 17. Their names and ages are listed below:

George Burkinshaw 10, Joseph Burkinshaw 7, Isaac Wright 12, Abraham Wright 8, James Clarkson 16, Ben Dover 8, Francis Hoyland 15, William Attick 12, Samuel Horne 10, Eli Hutchinson 9, George Garnett 9, John Simpson 9, George Lamb 8, David Hensby 5, William Wolmersley 8, James Turton 10, John Gothard 8, Catherine Garnett 11, Hannah Webster 15, Elizabeth Carr 15, Ann Moss 9, Lee Maxfield 19, Elizabeth Hollings 15, Ellen Parker 15, Hannah Taylor 17, Mary Sellors 10, Elizabeth Clarkson 11 Sarah Newton 8 Sarah Jukes 10.

A historical account of this event has been documented in the book entitled Children of the Dark.

Silkstone Common house prices are high due to the local amenities which include a pub, a train station and close proximity to Penistone Grammar School which is the school of choice for local people.