The site now occupied by the estate was once farmland and woodland. A large area from Lee Lane was known as Athersley Wood, which stretched nearly to Carlton Hill. The name was first recorded in 1379 as 'Hattirslay', probably meaning 'Aethred's forest glade' from the Old English 'Aethe[l]red' and 'leah'.[1]
Construction began in post war Britain, near the end of the 1940s, under the direction of the then Building Administrator. The land, originally dense woodland populated by a variety of wildlife, proved difficult to prepare, yet the need for more housing gave rise to an influx of labourers, many of whom stayed on in the houses they helped to build. This undertaking was instrumental in the decision to build more homes around the region, including 'Phase 2' of Athersley, which was later to become known as Athersley North. North and South are separated by a main B road, Laithes Lane. The adjoining estate of New Lodge is separated by Wakefield Road from Athersley North yet other estates surrounding the area have no noticeable separation, most notably Smithies and Monk Bretton.[citation needed]
Although woodland was cleared to make way for construction, remnants remain throughout the surrounding area, home to diverse wildlife, and ponds and creeks. Some of these areas are sanctuaries for the local wildlife, most recently Carlton Marshes, a lake or pond preserving water creatures and birds. This area was once home to Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery.[citation needed]
The area is served by a variety of shops, many of which are located at the top of Laithes Lane at its junction with Wakefield Road. Shops include Poundstretcher and Co-op stores, cafes, bakers, butchers, a pet store, an alcohol retailer, and a barbers. There is a social club and a working men's club.
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^On Our Street: Life in Athersley, New Lodge and Smithies, Roundhouse Community Partnership, 2006, p. 7
January 01, 1970
athersley, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Athersley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Athersley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley South Yorkshire England Athersley BarnsleyRoundhouse Medical Centre in AthersleyAthersley BarnsleyLocation within South YorkshirePopulation3 000 2001 OS grid referenceSE345093 London150 mi 240 km SEMetropolitan boroughBarnsleyMetropolitan countySouth YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBARNSLEYPostcode districtS71Dialling code01226PoliceSouth YorkshireFireSouth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentBarnsley CentralList of places UK England Yorkshire 53 34 47 N 1 28 49 W 53 5796 N 1 4804 W 53 5796 1 4804History editThe site now occupied by the estate was once farmland and woodland A large area from Lee Lane was known as Athersley Wood which stretched nearly to Carlton Hill The name was first recorded in 1379 as Hattirslay probably meaning Aethred s forest glade from the Old English Aethe l red and leah 1 Construction began in post war Britain near the end of the 1940s under the direction of the then Building Administrator The land originally dense woodland populated by a variety of wildlife proved difficult to prepare yet the need for more housing gave rise to an influx of labourers many of whom stayed on in the houses they helped to build This undertaking was instrumental in the decision to build more homes around the region including Phase 2 of Athersley which was later to become known as Athersley North North and South are separated by a main B road Laithes Lane The adjoining estate of New Lodge is separated by Wakefield Road from Athersley North yet other estates surrounding the area have no noticeable separation most notably Smithies and Monk Bretton citation needed Although woodland was cleared to make way for construction remnants remain throughout the surrounding area home to diverse wildlife and ponds and creeks Some of these areas are sanctuaries for the local wildlife most recently Carlton Marshes a lake or pond preserving water creatures and birds This area was once home to Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery citation needed Community editThe area is served by four primary schools Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School ages 3 16 Athersley North Primary School Athersley South Primary School and Laithes Primary School The local secondary schools are Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School ages 3 16 and Outwood Academy Carlton citation needed The area is served by a variety of shops many of which are located at the top of Laithes Lane at its junction with Wakefield Road Shops include Poundstretcher and Co op stores cafes bakers butchers a pet store an alcohol retailer and a barbers There is a social club and a working men s club References edit On Our Street Life in Athersley New Lodge and Smithies Roundhouse Community Partnership 2006 p 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athersley amp oldid 1220749342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
