Catcliffe
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| Catcliffe | |
  Catcliffe shown within South Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | Rotherham |
| Metropolitan county | South Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROTHERHAM |
| Postcode district | S60 |
| 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 | |
Catcliffe is a village on the north-west bank of the River Rother in South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham, about 2.5 miles (4 km) south of the town of Rotherham and 4.5 miles (7 km) east of Sheffield City Centre.
[edit] History
Catcliffe is mentioned in the Domesday book, its name is presumed to mean the cliff where the cats live. In 1740 William Fenney established a glassworks here. The site was chosen, amongst other reasons, for being 10.5 miles away from Fenney's a glassworks in Bolsterstone, formerly owned by his mother-in-law—the terms of her will prevented him from setting up a glassworks within 10 miles of the town. One of the cones of this glassworks still exists and is the oldest surviving structure of its type in Western Europe. It is a Grade I listed building[1] and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
On 25 June 2007 the village was evacuated because of fears that cracks in the dam at Ulley reservoir could lead to widespread flooding in the valley.
Catcliffe railway station opened on 30 April 1900 and closed on 11 September 1939.
[edit] References
- ^ The Glassworks Gone. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
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