Wickersley
Encyclopedia
Wickersley is a village and civil parish
in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
in South Yorkshire
, England
, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from central Rotherham
. The area is very near to road junctions for the M1
, M18 and A1(M)
(passing through Bramley, Rotherham
). 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. The Wickersleys later removed to Sheffield, where they built the home Broom Hall
. The village of Wickersley has a population of 7,235.
Wickersley School and Sports College is one of the area's largest institutions with a student body of approximately 1,800 eleven to eighteen-year-olds and a teaching staff of over 100. 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 the Martyr and it is one of the oldest buildings in Wickersley. There is also a Roman Catholic church called Blessed Trinity, as well as a methodist church.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. It is named for its largest town, Rotherham, but also spans the outlying towns of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Wath-upon-Dearne, as well as a suburban and rural element composed of hills, escarpments and...
in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from central Rotherham
Rotherham
Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...
. The area is very near to road junctions for the M1
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
, M18 and A1(M)
A1(M) motorway
The A1 is a motorway in England that upgrades sections of the A1 road that connects London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, with Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland...
(passing through Bramley, Rotherham
Bramley, Rotherham
Bramley is a village and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, situated roughly 4 miles from central Rotherham and 8 miles from Sheffield city centre. Bramley is bordered by Wickersley, Sunnyside, Ravenfield and Hellaby...
). Wickersley was once held by Richard FitzTurgis (who adopted the name 'de Wickersley), founder of Roche Abbey
Roche Abbey
Roche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey located near Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in a valley alongside Maltby Beck and King's Wood.-Early history:...
, and subsequently by his heirs by marriage, the de Livet (Levett
Levett
Levett is an Anglo-Norman territorial surname deriving from the village of Livet-en-Ouche, now Jonquerets-de-Livet, in Eure, Normandy. Ancestors of the earliest Levett family in England, the de Livets were lords of the village of Livet, and undertenants of the de Ferrers, among the most powerful of...
) family. The Wickersleys later removed to Sheffield, where they built the home Broom Hall
Broom Hall
Broom Hall is a historic house in the City of Sheffield, England that gives its name to the surrounding Broomhall district of the city. The earliest part of the house is timber-framed; it has been tree-ring dated to c1498, and was built by the de Wickersley family, whose ancestral home was at...
. The village of Wickersley has a population of 7,235.
Wickersley School and Sports College is one of the area's largest institutions with a student body of approximately 1,800 eleven to eighteen-year-olds and a teaching staff of over 100. There are 3 churches in Wickersley. Wickersley's parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
, which is part of the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, Is dedicated to St Alban the Martyr and it is one of the oldest buildings in Wickersley. There is also a Roman Catholic church called Blessed Trinity, as well as a methodist church.