In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bolton upon Dearne like this:
BOLTON-UPON-DEARNE, a village and a parish in Doncaster district, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Dearne, near the North Midland railway, 1½ mile NE of Wath and Bolton station, and 7 N by E of Rotherham; and has a post office under Rotherham.—The parish includes also the hamlet of Goldthorpe. ...
Acres, 2,213. Real property, £4,443. Pop., 479. Houses, 112. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £88. Patron, Mrs. Hirst. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £19.
Bolton upon Dearne through time
Bolton upon Dearne is now part of Barnsley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Barnsley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bolton upon Dearne itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bolton upon Dearne, in Barnsley and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/211
Date accessed: 10th May 2024
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