Kexbrough is a village in the Barnsley district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England, on the border with West Yorkshire.[1] The village falls within the Darton West ward of Barnsley MBC. It is located west of the M1 motorway, just south of Junction 38 at an elevation of around 351 feet (107 m) above sea level. Historically the village was known as Kexborough, and includes the hamlets of Haigh and Swithin.[2] Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
| Kexbrough | |
|---|---|
 Churchfield Lane in Kexbrough heading west towards High Hoyland | |
  Kexbrough Location within South Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE 304 093 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BARNSLEY |
| Postcode district | S75 |
| Dialling code | 01226 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editKexbrough is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Ilbert of Lacey, and having two villagers, a meadow, ploughlands and six furlongs of woodland.[3] Historically in the parish of Darton and the wapentake of Staincross, the village is recorded in the Domesday Book as Chizeburg, being Kesseburgh in the 14th century, and Kexbrough by the 1580s. The place name is derived from a combination of a personal name, and burh, which meant a fortified place.[4][5][6]
The village is just west of the M1 motorway, about 351 feet (107 m) above sea level, being some 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-west of Barnsley, and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) south of Wakefield.[7][8]
Kexborough was formerly a township in the parish of Darton,[2] in 1866 Kexborough became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Darton.[9] In 1931 the parish had a population of 1673.[10]
Transport
editKexbrough is served by local and Express buses to Barnsley Interchange via Baurgh Green or Mapplewell as well as longer distance services to Wakefield and Leeds. Bus companies that operate in Kexbrough are Stagecoach and Globe Coaches. Bus routes are 93,93a,95,95a,96,96a and X10.[11][12] The nearest railway station is Darton railway station on the Hallam Line.[13] Kexbrough lies directly to the west of Darton and is connected by the A637 road, to the M1 at Junction 38.[7]
Education
editKexbrough has two schools, Darton Academy, and Kexbrough Primary School.[14][15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Barnsley Family History Society Index to 1851 Census: Kexborough. Barnsley Family History Society. 1992. ISBN 9780951868584.
- ^ a b "Kexborough West Riding". visionofireland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Kexbrough | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Kexbrough :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Moorman, F. W. (1910). Place-Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Leeds: Thoresby Society. p. 113. OCLC 4288848.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 74, 274. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ a b "Kexbrough, Barnsley". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Darton:, Yorkshire (West Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Kexborough CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics Kexborough CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "95 Bus Route & Timetable: Kexbrough - Barnsley Interchange". stagecoachbus.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "93 - Barnsley Interchange - Kexbrough". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "For sale: Grand but homely Yorkshire country house". The Yorkshire Post. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Kexborough Primary School URN: 143556". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
