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Kimberworth is a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) north-west of Rotherham town centre and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north-east of the City of Sheffield.

Kimberworth
Kimberworth Location within South Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SK401932
Metropolitan borough	Rotherham
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROTHERHAM
Postcode district	S61
Dialling code	01709
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Rotherham
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.4228°N 1.4043°W / 53.4228; -1.4043

History

Kimberworth is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book, where it is noted as "Chiberworde". Kimberworth castle, now demolished, was located near The Drawbridge pub. The monks at nearby Kirkstead Abbey were smelting iron from around 1160, the rest of the history of this area is heavily influenced by industrial developments, especially in iron, steel and coal.^{[citation needed]}

There is evidence of human activity in this area going back 5000 years. The area was settled by Brigantes, before the arrival of the Romans. The Roman expansion north was halted by the Brigantes forts at Kimberworth and Wincobank.^{[citation needed]}

The present manor house at Kimberworth was built in 1694 by the Kent family,[1] long prominent at Kimberworth,[2] who married with, amongst others, the Rawson family of Upperthorpe and the Creswick family that had owned land at Owlerton since the fourteenth century.

Places of worship

The Kimberworth area has several churches, the most prominent being St Thomas's Anglican Church on Church Street, construction of which was started in 1842.[3] The Salvation Army has a meeting hall on High Street, this is also used by the 1st Rotherham Cub Scout pack. Kimberworth United Reformed Church met in a building on Kimberworth Road overlooking Bradgate Park (Church closed in 2010).^{[clarification needed]} Church now demolished

Landmarks

• Thundercliffe Grange – 1770s

Schools

Kimberworth was served by Kimberworth Comprehensive School and Old Hall Comprehensive School until 2004 when they were merged to form Winterhill School, built on the site of the latter.

Notable people

• Dean Andrews, actor who appeared in Life on Mars, used to live in Kimberworth
• David Seaman, England football goalkeeper lived in nearby Ferham and attended Kimberworth Comprehensive School
• Rowland Suddaby (1912–1972), British artist and illustrator, born there[4]

See also

• Listed buildings in Rotherham (Keppel Ward)

References

External links

Media related to Kimberworth at Wikimedia Commons

• Kimberworth in the Domesday Book

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