Dinnington
Dinnington, Laughton Road c1965
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
At one time part of the Lordship of Conisbrough.
Described in the late 1800's as a village and parish, 12 miles east of Sheffield, and 6 miles N.W. of Worksop, has about 285 residents and 1540 acres of land. John Carver Middleton Athorpe, Esq. resides at The Hall and is lord of the manor, and owner of most of the soil. The Church , St. Nicholas, is a rectory, in the parsonage of the Crown, valued at £109, in the incumbency of the Rev. J. Horrox .
The Thorpe branch of the Athorpe family of Thorpe and Dinnington died out in the 18th century and the property descended to the Dinnington branch which was Blanshard. In 1820 the estates descended to John Carver Middleton, who took the name of Athorpe, and whose family estates lay at Morthen , and Whiston, Rotherham.
The Athorpe Muniments at Sheffield Archives consists of deeds of the Athorpes, Carvers and others, and of some family papers. Records relating to the activities of Col. Robert Athorpe, died in 1806, was Justice of the Peace and Colonel of Militia.Reference Code: AM 1-1639
Professions and Trades in 1822
- John Middleton , Esq. Dinnington Hall
- Thomas Bradshaw, grocer
- Samuel Enman , farmer
- James Fisher , blacksmith
- John Fisher , farmer
- Francis Hobson, wheelwright
- Charles Jepson , grocer
- Jarvis Lister , farmer
- Joseph Makinson, victualler, Falcon, and gamekeeper
- George Oldale , farmer
- Thomas Parkin , farmer
- William Pressley , farmer
- William Sampson , farmer
See also Dinnington Market and KWS Discount Warehouse
Area MapSee also Mining Heritage
Read about The Dinnington Padfoot
Websites
Rotherham Urban Wildlife Group
Dinnington Area Regeneration Trust