Districts
Todwick
Todwick - Tatewic in 1086. Dwelling or (dairy) farm of a man called Ta. Source: A Dictionary of British Place-Names in Names & Places
History
Described in the 1820s as a parish-town, in the upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill. Situated 7 miles from Rotherham, 7.75 miles from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, 10.25 miles from Sheffield and 49 miles from York. The population was 210. The Church, a rectory, dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, in the deanery of Doncaster, value, £3 14s. 7d. Patron, the Duke of Leeds. In the same township and parish is Todwick Grange, the seat of George Fox, Esq.
Described in 1879 :Todwick is a parish ten and a half miles east by south of Sheffield, in Worksop union and County Court District, Rotherham Petty Sessional Division and Rural Deanery, and York Diocese and Archdeaconry. It had 193 inhabitants in 1871, and comprises 1,808 acres. The Duke of Leeds and Miss Fox, of Todwick Grange, are the principal owners of the soil, and the former is the Lord of the Manor. The church (St. Peter and St. Paul), a small ancient building, consisting of nave, chancel, and tower, is pleasantly situated and dates from Saxon times. It formerly belonged to the monks of Roche. The benefice is a rectory, valued at a £160, in the patronage of Miss Fox, and incumbency of the Rev. Henry Rudd Hunter, who has a rectory house. The National Schools were erected by subscription in 1869, at a cost of £200.
Post Office at Mr. Joseph Cousins - Letters are received at 8.40 a.m. from, and despatched at 4.30 p.m. to Sheffield. The nearest Money Order Office and Railway Station is at Kiveton Park.
Trades
- Ball Thomas, Farmer
- Boardmore Thomas, Farmer - Todwick Lodge
- Cousins Joseph, Farmer and Sub-Postmaster
- Davison Miss Mary, Schoolmistress
- Fox Miss Mary B, Farmer - Todwick Grange
- Greenfield John, Colliery Clerk and Parish Clerk
- Hawley Charles, Farmer
- Hepworth Joseph, Farmer
- Hepworth Robert, Shopkeeper
- Hopkinson Reed, Farmer
- Hunter Rev. Henry Rudd, Rector
- Kelk William, Farmer
- May Miss Sophia, Farmer and Vict. Red Lion
- Potter Jarvis, Farmer
- Rose Thomas Frederick, Farmer
- Shepherd William Limb, Farmer (Later of Thurcroft)
- Stacey William, Carrier
- Staniforth William, Farmer - Manor House
- Wasteneys Thomas, Farmer
- Wasteneys Thomas sen., Farmer and Market Gardener
Carrier - William Stacey, to Sheffield, Tuesday and Saturday.
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