Wales, South Yorkshire
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Wales is a village and a
M1 motorway. The civil parish of Wales, which has a population of 6,455,[3] increasing to 7,069 at the 2011 Census,[1] encompasses the village and neighbouring settlement Kiveton Park.[4]
Etymology
The village shares its name with the country of
Romano-British in language and culture. An alternative explanation suggests that the settlement's name may be derived from the word Waelas, meaning "field of battle".[2]
History
The first written reference to the village is as Walesho when the Saxon
Doomsday Book, the village is recorded as Walise. Sir William Hewet, Lord Mayor of London in 1559, was born in Wales, and his descendants, the Dukes of Leeds, would come to dominate the area. The collieries at Waleswood and Kiveton Park historically provided employment in the area, including to migrants from Wales' namesake country, until Kiveton Park Colliery was closed in September 1994.[2]
Waleswood
Waleswood is a small hamlet located to the north-west of Wales. Historically the hamlet was known for Waleswood Hall, and later
theme park.[5]
Wales Bar
Wales Bar is another hamlet, located to the west of Wales. The village contains typical 20th Century miners housing, with many of the former occupants working in the surrounding collieries at Waleswood and Brookhouse.[6]
Geography
The village of Wales itself is located at approximately 53°20′30″N 1°16′45″W / 53.34167°N 1.27917°W, at an elevation of around 300 feet (100 m) above
B6059 roads. The M1 motorway bisects the parish, while the southern boundary is partly marked by the Chesterfield Canal whose Norwood Tunnel runs under meadowland to the south. To the west of the village is Rother Valley Country Park
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Education and employment
Education in Wales is provided by Wales Primary School and Wales High School. The
LuK, part of the multi-national manufacturing group producing clutch & automotive parts.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Wales namesakes: The country and the Yorkshire village". BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Rotherham". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ Wales is made up of four output areas in the Wales ward http://www.ukcensusdata.com/wales-e05001035#sthash.Dj7dOifD.QR4CsRRh.dpbs
- ^ Record Series (Yorkshire Archaeological Society). Yorkshire Archaeological Society. 1898.
- ^ "Kiveton Park & Wales History Society - Buildings & Architecture". www.kivetonwaleshistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Schaeffler United Kingdom | Worldwide | Locations | List". Schaeffler UK. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links
Media related to Wales, South Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons- Wales in the Domesday Book
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