GENUKI: Ecclesfield

The Ancient Parish of ECCLESFIELD

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"ECCLESFIELD, a parish-town, in the upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill, liberty of Hallamshire; 4½ miles N. of Sheffield, 7 from Rotherham, 10 from Barnsley, 48 from York. Pop. 7,163. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Mary, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, £19. 3s. 4d. p.r. £150. Patron, the Duke of Norfolk." (There is further information for Ecclesfield).

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Aldwarke Hall
Barnsgreen
Bingley Seat
Birley Car
Bolsterstone
Bradfield
Brightholmlee
Broomhead Hall
Brush House
Burncross
Butterthwaite
Chapeltown
Combes
Darlands
Deepcar
Dungworth
Dyson Holm
Eld
Elm Green
Ewden
Foldrings
Grenofirth
Grenoside
Hatfield House
High Green
Holden House

Holdworth
Housley Hall
Hunger Hill
Hurst Green
Langley Brook
Low Bradfield
Loxley
Malinbridge
Middleton Green
Middlewood Hall
Midhope
More Hall
Mortomley
Nether Bank
Nether Shire
North Wood Seat
Old Booth
Ones Acre
Oughtibridge
Page Hall
Rails
Royds
Shire Green
Shirtcliffe Hall
Sigsworth
Small Field
South Wood Seat

Southey Green
Springfield House
Stannington
Stocksbridge
Storrs
Storrs Green
Strinds
Thorn Seat
Thorncliffe
Tinker Brook
Town End
Ughill
Upper Midhope
Wadsley
Wadsley Bridge
Waldershelf
Wardsend
Westnall
Wheat Croft
Whitley
Whitwell
Wigtwizzle
Winco Bank
Wood Seats
Worrall
Yews

Cemeteries

Here are photographs of Cemeteries in the parish:
- The Jewish Burial Ground, near Ecclesfield.
- Burncross Cemetery
- Underbank Unitarian Church graveyard, Stannington.
The Friends of Wardsend Cemetery group has been set up with the aim of promoting this historic Victorian Cemetery whilst trying to preserve the abundant flora and fauna which has adopted this site over the last 150 odd years. This cemetery is the last resting place of over 30,000 Sheffield and district people as well as military personnel from the nearby Sheffield (Hillsborough) Barracks.

Charities

The list of doles to be distributed in St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone.

Churches

Here are photographs of:
- The Church of England (Anglican) churches in the Ancient parish of Ecclesfield.
- The Methodist and Wesleyan churches in the Ancient parish of Ecclesfield.
- Churches of other denominations in the Ancient parish of Ecclesfield.

Church History

A transcription of the Grenoside Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Oughtibridge Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Stocksbridge Congregational Church History
Transcript of the entry for Ecclesfield in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Bolsterstone in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Bradfield in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Middop in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Stannington in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Wadsley in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
The Fees Chargeable Notice in St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone.

Church Records

Jane Lachs has transcribed the following from the parish records:
- Marriages for Bolsterstone 1868-77.
- Christenings for Bolsterstone 1778-1813 in name order.
- Christenings for Bolsterstone 1778-1813 in date order.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Ecclesfield.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Bolsterstone.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Bradfield.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Midhope.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Stannington.
The List of Incumbents in St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer, Vol I, West Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.

Genealogy

Bolsterstone
- The ENG-YORKS-BOLSTERSTONE-NEWSLETTER mailing list is a read-only list related to the Bolsterstone Genealogy Project. The list owner will post updates about the Project including the marriage, burial and christening information that she is extracting from the parish registers. Additional information can be found on the Bolsterstone Genealogy Project website at http://www.bolsterstone.de. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
  eng-yorks-bolsterstone-newsletter-l-request@rootsweb.com

History

Karen Turner has made available a transcription of an article on the history of Wincobank Hall, dated 1921.
A transcription of the Grenoside Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Oughtibridge Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Stocksbridge Congregational Church History

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The War Memorial for WWI, WWII and the Korean War in St. Mary's Churchyard, Bolsterstone.
The War Memorial at Stocksbridge.
The War Memorial in the churchyard at Ecclesfield

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (SK243940) Agden Bridge
- (SK250930) Agden House
- (SK448949) Aldwarke
- (SK338957) Barnes Hall
- (SK334919) Birley Carr
- (SK330927) Birley Edge
- (SK339966) Charltonbrook
- (SK276933) Edge Mount
- (SK273961) Ewden Village
- (SK369910) Firth Park
- (SK264984) Garden Village
- (SK270897) Hall Broom
- (SK380915) High Wincobank
- (SK281893) Hill Top
- (SK249882) Hollow Meadows
- (SK357969) Lane End
- (SK272888) Load Brook
- (SK353912) Longley Estate
- (SK387918) Low Wincobank
- (SK319917) Middlewood
- (SK238995) Midhopestones
- (SK355922) Parson Cross
- (SK371917) Pismire Hill
- (SK333973) Potter Hill
- (SK370927) Shiregreen
- (SK288905) Stacey Bank
- (SK288887) Stopes
- (SK243921) Thornseat
- (SK307878) Under Tofts
- (SK263967) Waldershaigh
- (SK357976) Warren
- (SK299942) Wharncliffe Side

Officials and Employees

Karen Turner has made available a transcription of a document giving details of Servants at Wincobank Hall, Sheffield (1817 - c 1840).

Probate Records

Sheffield Records Online provide a searchable online database of those from Sheffield, Rotherham, Ecclesfield and surroundings who have a Will or Administration. Full probate index text is available and the database is searchable by a combination of surname, forename, year of death and abode.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Sheffield and District FHS

Taxation

A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.

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