Harthill, South Yorkshire

Harthill, South Yorkshire

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.31945
longitude= -1.2583
map_type= South Yorkshire
official_name= Harthill
population =
metropolitan_borough= Rotherham
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire
post_town= SHEFFIELD
postcode_district = S26
postcode_area= S
dial_code= 01909
os_grid_reference= SK493807
constituency_westminster= Rother Valley

Harthill is a village in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Derbyshire. It lies between Killamarsh and Thorpe Salvin, and is located at approximately coord|53|19|10|N|1|15|30|W|, at an elevation of around 110 metres above sea level. In the 1991 census, Harthill village had a population of about 1,600.

Harthill is traditionally an agricultural village, although there is also a history of quarrying whetstones for use in knife-sharpening.

The parish church of "All Hallows" dates from 1085, when it was commissioned by William de Warenne. The tower is 14th century. Thomas Osborne, a major landowner and third Duke of Leeds, is interred in the crypt.

Harthill has two public houses: the "Beehive" and the "Blue Bell".

Harthill is the principal village in the civil parish of Harthill-with-Woodall. The parish also contains Harthill Reservoir, Nor Wood, and the hamlet of Woodall with its M1 motorway service station.


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