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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Wath-upon-Dearne, Treeton, Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Maltby, South Yorkshire, Hellaby, Catcliffe, Ulley, Swinton, South Yorkshire, Wentworth, South Yorkshire, Kiveton Park, Rawmarsh, Ulley Reservoir, Templeborough, Dinnington, Anston, Aston, South Yorkshire, Thurcroft, Firbeck, Brinsworth, Dearne Valley, Thrybergh, Wickersley, Todwick, Kimberworth, Bramley, Rotherham, Thorpe Salvin, Wales, South Yorkshire, Ravenfield, Whiston, South Yorkshire, Thorpe Hesley, Brampton Bierlow, Harthill, South Yorkshire, Orgreave, South Yorkshire, Greasbrough, Woodsetts, Kilnhurst, Masbrough, Canklow, Letwell, Gildingwells, West Melton, Hooton Roberts, Dalton, South Yorkshire, Parkgate, South Yorkshire. Excerpt: Wath-upon-Dearne (also known as Wath-on-Dearne or simply Wath) is a small town on the south side of the Dearne Valley in the historic county of the West Riding of Yorkshire and the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, lying 5 miles (8 km) north of Rotherham, almost midway between Barnsley and Doncaster. It has a population of 16,787. It is twinned with Saint-Jean-de-Bournay, in France. Wath can trace its existence back to Norman times, having an entry in the Domesday Book as 'Wad'. For hundreds of years it remained a quiet rural settlement astride the junction of the old Doncaster-Barnsley and Rotherham-Pontefract roads, the latter a branch of Ryknield Street. North of the town was the ford of the River Dearne by this road that gave the town its name: the origin of its name has been linked to the Latin vadum and the Old Norse vath (ford or wading place). The town received its Royal Charter in 1312 - 13 entitling it to hold a weekly Tuesday market and an annual two-day fair, but these were soon discontinued. The market was revived in 1814. Until the mid-19th century the town was home to a racecourse of re...
