In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wickersley like this:
WICKERSLEY, a parish, with a village, in Rotherham district, W. R. Yorkshire; 3¾ miles E by S of Rotherham r. station. It has a post-office under Rotherham. Acres, 1,230. Real property, £2,672; of which £199 are in quarries. Pop., 709. Houses, 148. The property is subdivided. ...
W. Hall is the seat of Dr. H. Yates. The quarries here furnish grindstones for the Sheffield cutlers. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £400.* Patron, the Rev. J. Cox. The church was rebuilt in 1834. There are two Methodist chapels, a national school, and charities £7.
Wickersley through time
Wickersley is now part of Rotherham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rotherham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wickersley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wickersley, in Rotherham and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14465
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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