Wickersley
Wickersley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, situated 3 miles (5 km) from the centre of Rotherham. The area is very near to road junctions for the M1 and M18 (passing through Bramley, Rotherham). It is home to the secondary school and sixth form, Wickersley School and Sports College.
| Wickersley | |
|---|---|
St Alban's Church | |
Wickersley Location within South Yorkshire | |
| Population | 7,392 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK480916 |
| • London | 135 mi (217 km) SSE |
| Civil parish |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROTHERHAM |
| Postcode district | S66 |
| Dialling code | 01709 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
| 53°25′12″N 1°16′45″W / 53.4199°N 1.2792°W | |
Historical background edit
Wickersley was once held by Richard FitzTurgis (who adopted the name 'de Wickersley), founder of Roche Abbey, and subsequently by his heirs by marriage, the de Livet (Levett) family.[1][2] The Wickersleys later removed to Sheffield, where they built the home Broom Hall.[3] The village of Wickersley has a population of 7,235[4] increasing to 7,392 at the 2011 Census.[5]
Wickersley School and Sports College is one of the area's largest institutions with a student body of over 2,000 eleven to eighteen-year-olds and a teaching staff of over 300.
There are 3 churches in Wickersley. Wickersley's parish church, which is part of the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, is dedicated to St Alban and it is one of the oldest buildings in Wickersley. There is also Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic church, as well as a Methodist church.[6]
Sport edit
- Cricket - Wickersley Old Village CC based on Northfield Lane
See also edit
References edit
- ^ William de Livet, Wickersley, A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds in the Public Record Office, Great Britain Public Record Office, 1902
- ^ Roger de Wickersley, grant of Wickersley church, The History, Antiquities, and Description of the Town and Parish of Worksop, John Holland, Sheffield, 1826
- ^ Broom Hall, rotherhamweb.co.uk
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Rotherham Retrieved 28 August 2009
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Wickersleyweb Churches". Wickersleyweb. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
External links edit
- Media related to Wickersley at Wikimedia Commons
- Wickersley Parish Council
- Wickersley school and sports college website
- de Wickersley of Broomhall and Wickersley, wickersley.co.uk
- Wickersley in the Domesday Book