70-786: Greasbrough is a small suburb in Rotherham , in South Yorkshire , England. The suburb falls in the Greasbrough Ward of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council . Greasbrough had its own local council, Greasbrough UDC (Urban District Council), until its absorption into the County Borough of Rotherham in 1936. Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire . Greasbrough has 2,038 inhabitants and 2,270 acres (9.2 km) of land belonging to Earl FitzWilliam . It
140-465: A Roman Temple . A Roman fort was first built on the site in earth and wood in the first century AD (most likely between the years 43 to 68 ), and was later rebuilt in stone. It is thought to have been occupied until the Roman withdrawal from Britain c. 410 , but its original name has never been ascertained. The Roman road called Icknield Street (sometimes Ryknild or Riknild Street) crossed
210-402: A 'fresh start'. The National Crime Agency was called in to investigate whether Rotherham councillors were complicit in hiding the depth and scale of the child abuse due to a "fear of losing their jobs and pensions" following a concern that they might be considered "racist" if they spoke out. According to the new report, the councillors were driven by " political correctness ". Jayne Senior ,
280-573: A Mr Lete and Mr Bayley, were paid for guarding her. The Rotherham area had been used for iron production since the Roman occupation of Britain. Toward the end of the 18th century, coal seams near the town made Rotherham an important settlement in the Industrial Revolution . Coal was exported from the town by river, and this led to infrastructure improvements in the River Don's navigability. The River Don eventually became an artery of
350-517: A branch to the Greasbrough canal and coal-field; it was opened [in] 1838, and the distance is about six miles....The market is on Monday, for corn, cattle, and provisions: on alternate Mondays is a celebrated market for fat-cattle, sheep, and hogs, numerously attended by grazers from distant parts of the country; and fairs take place on Whit-Monday and December 1st, for cattle. A court leet is held annually, at which constables and other officers for
420-414: A designated enterprise zone with benefits and incentives given to attract new industry and development in the area. Within the first year, ten new companies were established within the zone. The former chemical works at Barbot Hall, which had been derelict, was developed into a new industrial estate and named 'Brookside', after Mangham Brook, which runs alongside it. Rotherham was affected by flooding in
490-467: A former youth town worker, was reported to have worked for more than a decade to expose rampant child sexual abuse in Rotherham, but had been met with "indifference and scorn". Senior was awarded an MBE in the 2016 Birthday Honours . All Saints Minster , on a square of the same name, was built using neat-cut pieces made of a unique sandstone, Rotherham Red, with a low-pitched lead roofing. It
560-453: A full election in 2016, declaring that the authority was not currently fit for purpose, and its powers would not revert until the dis-empowered councillors could prove their fitness to carry out all of the council's duties without intervention. One of the commissioners was appointed to specialise in child protection. The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham covers the constituencies of Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency) which has been held by
630-478: A local nature reserve. The site is home to the massive sculpture Steel Henge, a Stonehenge replica which is in fact made from iron ingots. Following a 2012 article published in The Times newspaper alleging the cover-up of large-scale sexual abuse of young children by gangs of people of Pakistani origin in Rotherham, Rotherham Council commissioned Professor Alexis Jay , a former chief social work adviser to
700-457: A market town since the 13th century, when King John granted market charter status in 1207. Before the Industrial Revolution , traditional industries included farming, glass making and flour milling. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, Rotherham became known for its coal mining and, later, steel industries. The town's historic county is Yorkshire , and Rotherham was once part of the West Riding of Yorkshire . In 1974, this administrative county
770-498: A mile long. At its height in the mid-20th century, the company employed 10,000 people. In the 1950s as Templeborough's open hearth furnaces had become outdated USC set up “Operation SPEAR” (Steel Peech Electric Arc Reorganization), to introduce six modern electric arc furnaces to replace the 14 open hearth furnaces. This resulted in Templeborough Melting Shop becoming the largest electric arc steel making plant in
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#1732772916851840-421: A nursery in the same building, starting from the age of 3. Greasbrough also has a football team called Greasbrough Youth, with players from ages 6. It is also well known for its Working Men's Club which has been host to many famous acts over the years such as Johnnie Ray , Bob Monkhouse , Matt Monro and Adam Faith . Greasbrough was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Rotherham, in 1866 Greasbrough became
910-541: A separate civil parish, in 1894 Greasbrough became and urban district containing the parish, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Rotherham, Rawmarsh and Wentworth and the urban district was abolished and merged with the County Borough of Rotherham, Rotherham Rural District and Rawmarsh Urban District . In 1931 the parish had a population of 3599. It is now in the unparished area of Rotherham. This South Yorkshire location article
980-613: A small Roman fort to the south-west in the upper flood meadow of the Don at Templeborough . Rotherham was founded in the early Middle Ages . Its name is from Old English hām 'homestead, estate', meaning 'homestead on the Rother'. The river name is of Brittonic origin for 'main river', ro- 'over, chief' and duβr 'water'. Another river called the Rother flows through East Sussex . An Anglo-Saxon settlement, with an ecclesiastical parish ,
1050-623: A year. The operation closed down in 1993. The first railway stations, Holmes and Rotherham Westgate both on the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway opened on 31 October 1838. Holmes station was located close to the works of Isaac Dodds and Son , pioneers in the development of railway technology. Later railway stations included Parkgate and Aldwarke railway station on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway , which opened in July 1873,
1120-587: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rotherham Rotherham ( / ˈ r ɒ ð ər ə m / RODH -ər-əm ) is a Minster town in South Yorkshire , England. It lies at the confluence of the River Rother , from which the town gets its name, and the River Don . It is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham . Rotherham has been
1190-620: Is a Grade I listed building . A Belfry was added to the church in 1501 and today the Minster houses 13 bells. A church has stood on the site since before the Norman Conquest and the current building dates from the 15th century and includes parts from earlier Saxon and Norman structures. Clayton and Bell working to George Gilbert Scott 's designs constructed the east window. Stained glass makers and designers A. Gibbs, Camm Brothers, Heaton, Butler and Bayne and James Bell are known makers of
1260-412: Is located two miles (3 km) north of Rotherham. Greasbrough has a gothic -style church called St. Mary's, which was completed in 1828. A schoolroom is built into the rear lower part of the building. There are also Wesleyan and Independent chapels, also with attached schools. There is a main school in Greasbrough named Greasbrough Junior & Infant School, situated on Munsbrough Rise. This also has
1330-731: Is named after Boston, Massachusetts , the scene of the Boston Tea Party . Built in the 18th century, Clifton House houses Clifton Park Museum . On the outskirts of Rotherham, a brick-built glass making furnace, the Catcliffe Glass Cone , is the oldest surviving structure of its type in Western Europe and one of four remaining in the United Kingdom – the others being the Red House Cone in
1400-469: Is unusual. Most others abbey ruins of this age are no more than foundations or a single storey, following the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s. Rotherham has three Further Education institutions and colleges. These are Thomas Rotherham College , Dearne Valley College and the Rotherham College of Arts and Technology . The Rotherham College of Arts and Technology has a campus in
1470-599: The Kiveton Park Rural District and Rotherham Rural District . The Labour Party have controlled the authority since the 1974 incorporation of the Metropolitan Borough. Following the 2016 child sexual exploitation scandal, the way in which local councillors are elected in Rotherham changed, replacing annual rolling elections, with whole council elections every four years. This change coincided with notable boundary changes, which changed
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#17327729168511540-671: The Parkgate and Rawmarsh railway station on the North Midland Railway and the Rotherham Masborough railway station also on the North Midland Railway. Rotherham Forge and Rolling Mill occupied an island in the river known as Forge Island. Its managing director was Francis Charles Moss of Wickersley, until his death in 1942. The site was later occupied by a Tesco superstore, and by 2024 was
1610-468: The River Don at a ford close to the fort. There was also a road named Batham Gate that ran southwest from the fort to Navio a signal station at Brough-on-Noe in Derbyshire . The double bank that surrounded the fort was still visible in 1831 although it is believed that stone blocks from the site were regularly carried off and re-used in nearby buildings. Archaeological excavations of part of
1680-771: The SS Great Eastern . In 1864, the ironworks was taken over by the Parkgate Iron Co. Ltd, becoming the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company in 1888. The company was purchased by Tube Investments Ltd in 1956 and closed in 1974. Steel, Peech and Tozer 's massive Templeborough steelworks (now the Magna Science Adventure Centre ) was, at its peak, over a mile (1.6 km) long, employing 10,000 workers, and housing six electric arc furnaces producing 1.8 million tonnes of steel
1750-511: The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government , commissioned Louise Casey to conduct a best value investigation of Rotherham Council. She issued a report of her findings in February 2015. Both reports stated that a majority of the known perpetrators were of Pakistani heritage. Casey noted that the severity of the issue had not been addressed, and to a large extent this was
1820-433: The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation system of navigable inland waterways. During the early Industrial Revolution iron, and later steel, became the principal industries in Rotherham, surviving into the 20th century. The Walker family built an iron empire in the 18th century, their foundries producing high quality cannons, including the majority of guns for the ship HMS Victory , and cast iron bridges, one of which
1890-519: The by-election in 2012 saw Sarah Champion elected. Templeborough Templeborough (historically Templebrough ) is a suburb of Rotherham , South Yorkshire , England . The suburb falls within the Brinsworth and Catcliffe ward of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council . The area takes its name from the remains of the Roman fort found there which were mistakenly believed to be that of
1960-695: The pharmaceutical , food and drinks industries. In the 19th century, other successful industries included pottery , brass making and the manufacture of cast iron fireplaces. Precision manufacturing companies in the town include AESSEAL, Nikken Kosakusho Europe, MTL Advanced, MGB Plastics and Macalloy . Rotherham is the location of the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP), which is home to a number of world-class companies including Rolls-Royce and McLaren Automotive. The district abounds in mineral wealth; coal and iron ore are found in great profusion, and have been wrought from [long ago]. The town
2030-490: The 1480s the Rotherham-born Archbishop of York , Thomas Rotherham , instigated the building of a College of Jesus in Rotherham to rival the colleges of Cambridge and Oxford . It was the first brick building in what is now South Yorkshire and taught theology, religious chant and hymns, grammar and writing. The college and new parish of All Saints Church made Rotherham an enviable and modern town at
2100-456: The Bridge"), beside Chantry Bridge (a road bridge opened in the 1930s). It is one of four surviving bridge chapels in the country. The chapel was restored in 1923, having been used as the town jail and a tobacconist 's shop. The town was once home to Jesus College, founded by Thomas Rotherham in the fifteenth century. The remains of the college's buildings are in the town centre, where some of
2170-673: The Ferham Works. G & WG Gummer Ltd exported brass products across the world, supplying fittings for hotels, hospitals, Turkish baths and the RMS Mauretania. Their fittings could also be found on battleships used in the Second World War and HMS Ark Royal . The Parkgate Ironworks was established in 1823 by Sanderson and Watson, and changed ownership several times. In 1854, Samuel Beal & Co produced wrought iron plates for Isambard Kingdom Brunel 's famous steamship
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2240-483: The Inspection Report on 4 February 2015. Following its conclusion that the council was not fit for purpose the minister directed that the powers of the council (RMBC) be transferred to his department and the cabinet would need to resign unless RMBC made sufficient representations within 14 days to contradict the report. The Secretary of State empowered a team of five Commissioners to replace councillors before
2310-540: The Labour Party since 1933; Wentworth and Dearne (UK Parliament constituency) , held by Labour since the creation of the seat in 1983; and Rother Valley (UK Parliament constituency) . When Rother Valley was won by the Conservatives in the 2019 General Election, this marked the first time the borough of Rotherham had returned anyone other than Labour MPs to Parliament since 1931. Like most of South Yorkshire,
2380-594: The Roman granary at Templeborough Fort were re-erected in Clifton Park in 1922. Steel, Peech and Tozer , known locally as "Steelos" was one of the largest manufacturers in the Rotherham area. In 1918 they merged with Samuel Fox and Company , based in Stocksbridge and Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company in Scunthorpe creating United Steel Companies (USC). The Templeborough steelworks was reputed to be
2450-472: The Rotherham constituencies are considered to be ' safe ', having enjoyed 'substantial' majorities over a 'long' period of time; a typecast which heightens the incumbency factor present in first past the post elections. The constituency of Rotherham has been held by Labour MPs since a by-election in 1933. After the resignation and subsequent jailing of Denis MacShane in November 2012 due to expenses abuse,
2520-728: The Rotherham town centre and a second site in Dinnington , as well as a nearby, smaller campus for construction-based subjects, such as bricklaying. There is one main tier of local government covering Rotherham, at metropolitan borough level: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council . The borough council is also a member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority , led by the directly elected Mayor of South Yorkshire . Some outer parts of Rotherham are included in civil parishes , which form an additional tier of local government in these areas, but
2590-489: The Scottish government, to lead an independent inquiry about the handling of the cases and a suspected child exploitation network. She issued a report on the child sexual exploitation scandal that extended beyond the cases investigated by the police. Her report of August 2014 revealed an unprecedented scale of reported child sexual abuse within an urban area of this size over a 16-year period. Subsequently, Eric Pickles ,
2660-701: The Wordsley centre of the Dudley Glassworks in the West Midlands, Lemington Glass Works west of Newcastle upon Tyne and Alloa in Scotland. Threatened with demolition in the 1960s, it has been preserved as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and stands as a focal point in a sheltered housing complex and close to the path leading up the Rother valley. The ruins of Roche Abbey , south of Maltby and half-way to Worksop , have multi-storey walls, which
2730-411: The abbey collected tithes from the town and gained rights to an extra market day on Monday and to extend the annual fair from two to three days. The townsmen of Rotherham formed the "Greaves of Our Lady's Light," an organisation which worked with the town's three guilds . It was suppressed in 1547 but revived in 1584 as the feoffees of the common lands of Rotherham, and remains in existence. In
2800-399: The central part of the built-up area is an unparished area . Rotherham was an ancient parish . The parish was divided into eight townships : Brinsworth , Catcliffe , Dalton , Greasbrough , Kimberworth , Orgreave , Tinsley , and a Rotherham township covering the central part of the parish including the town. These townships were made civil parishes in 1866. Until 1801 the parish
2870-478: The college's dissolution Rotherham was described by a wealthy visitor as falling from a fashionable college town to a place of gambling and vice. The history of Thomas Rotherham and education in the town are remembered in the name of Thomas Rotherham College . Mary, Queen of Scots stayed in Rotherham for two nights at the end of January 1569. It has been suggested that she stayed in the College building. Two men,
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2940-489: The criminals responsible for the atrocious crimes committed against them." The former Chief Constable, Meredydd Hughes , who served from 2004 to 2011 and who had unsuccessfully stood for the Labour Party nomination in the Police Crime Commissioner elections, was told by Labour MP Keith Vaz that he had 'failed' abuse victims. The inspector, Louise Casey, aided by seven assistant inspectors produced
3010-536: The demand for steel during the First World War . The plans for the steelworks required the site to be levelled, and 10–15 feet of soil were removed from the area of the fort, destroying all archaeological remains. However, before the works were constructed, an archaeologist specialising in Roman remains, Sir Thomas May, was invited by Rotherham Corporation to re-excavate the fort over the course of eight months from November 1916 to July 1917. A tile stamped with
3080-463: The earliest examples of a brick-built structure remain although not accessible to the public. The gate to the College of Jesus can be found in nearby Boston Park. Boston Castle, in the grounds of Boston Park, was built as a hunting lodge by Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham between 1773 and 1774 to mark his opposition to British attempts to crush the Americans in their war for independence . It
3150-550: The fort and bath house were carried out in 1877 by the Rotherham Literary and Scientific Society headed by local historians, J. D. Leader and John Guest. They found evidence that the fort had been burned to the ground and rebuilt twice. Coins discovered during this excavation ranged in date from the time of the emperors Augustus to Constantine I . In 1916 the site of the fort was acquired by Steel, Peech and Tozer's steelworks in order to expand their works to meet
3220-559: The internal regulation of the town are appointed Milling grain into flour was a traditional industry in Rotherham, formerly in the Millmoor area, hence Rotherham United F.C. 's nickname "The Millers". Flour milling continued at the Rank Hovis town mill site on Canklow Road until September 2008. The site of the mill is now a warehousing and distribution facility for local logistics company 4S Distribution. In 1983 Rotherham became
3290-449: The location of a new leisure development with an 8-screen cinema, food and drink outlets and a hotel. Completion was initially scheduled for October 2021, but the project was delayed, with most facilities are opening during 2024. Joseph Foljambe established a factory to produce his Rotherham plough, the first commercially successful iron plough . A glass works was set up in Rotherham in 1751, and became Beatson Clark & Co, one of
3360-459: The most appropriate person to hold this office at this current time." He resigned from the Labour Party on 27 August 2014, after an ultimatum by the party to either resign or face suspension. Wright stood down as PCC on 16 September, saying that the prominence given to his role distracted from "the important issue, which should be everybody's focus – the 1,400 victims outlined in the report – and in providing support to victims and bringing to justice
3430-439: The original proprietors, and let out to small capitalists. The spinning of flax affords employment to about 200 persons; there are manufactories for rope and for starch, a large malting establishment, two large ale and porter breweries, several oil and chemical works, and a glass-[making] house. Some other manufactories and works are noticed in the article on Masbrough . The Don, which is navigable to Sheffield, communicates with
3500-471: The other windows. Gargoyles flank its clock on each face. It has a "recessed octagonal spire with crocketed arrises and pinnacled shafts rising from corner faces and a gilded weathervane." Architectural critics Nikolaus Pevsner and Simon Jenkins considered it "the best perpendicular [style] church in the country" and "the best work in the county", respectively. Close to the town centre is the 15th-century Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham Bridge (or "Chapel on
3570-600: The political landscape of the borough. Rotherham's shadow cabinet local opposition is currently the Conservative Party with 18 seats. Independents hold one seat. In the May 2021 election, Labour retained control of the council, while the Conservatives went from zero to 20 seats. In 2013, Professor Alexis Jay published a report about the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal (1997–2013). Following
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#17327729168513640-561: The priest, three ploughlands were tilled by one lord's plough team and two and a half men's plough teams were active. The manor also had a church, roughly four acres of meadow and seven woodland acres. Rotherham had a mill valued at half a pound sterling. Fossard's successors, the De Vesci family, rarely visited the town, but maintained a Friday market and a fair. In the mid 13th century, John de Vesci and Ralph de Tili gave all their possessions in Rotherham to Rufford Abbey . The monks from
3710-464: The report's publication, the council leader, Roger Stone of the Labour Party , resigned – an act of contrition the report said should have been made years earlier – saying he would take full responsibility for "the historic failings described so clearly in the report." Labour Councillors Gwendoline Russell, Shaukat Ali and former council leader Roger Stone were suspended from the Labour Party, as
3780-424: The responsibility of Councillors. Casey's report concluded that at the time of her inspection the council was not fit for the purpose , and identified necessary measures for preventing further repetition. On 4 February 2015, after receiving Casey's report, Pickles announced that commissioners would be appointed to run the council pending new elections, and the council leader and cabinet resigned en masse to allow for
3850-571: The river Aire on the north-east, with the Stainforth and Keadby canal on the east, with the Dearne and Dove canal and the Barnsley canal on the north-west, and consequently with the river Calder; by which means Rotherham enjoys [goods trade] with all the principal towns in the great manufacturing districts of Yorkshire and Lancashire. In 1836 an act was passed for making a railway to Sheffield, with
3920-583: The stamp of Cohors IV Gallorum found on the site dates to either the time of Domitian (81–96) or Trajan (98–117). The Fourth Cohort of Gauls are known to have occupied the fort, as evidenced by the clay tiles and carved Roman tombstones discovered on the site. The remains include one of the earliest known memorials to a named British female. Notable among the finds were: Finds from both excavations are now housed in Clifton Park Museum in Rotherham. The original stone columns from
3990-517: The suburbs of Treeton , Brinsworth and Canklow as threatening the Junction 33 electrical sub-station. Thousands of homes were evacuated in response. Rother FM evacuated its studios, passing its frequency temporarily to neighbouring station Trax FM . A stretch of the M1 motorway was closed for three days due to the flood risk. Fire service and police officers used multiple high-powered pumps to lower
4060-539: The summer of 2007 . This caused the closure of central roads, schools and transport services and damaged residential and commercial property, including the Parkgate Shopping complex and the Meadowhall Centre , which suffered considerable internal water damage. Ulley Reservoir became a focus of major concern when its dam showed signs of structural damage, threatening to break and release water into
4130-412: The town's largest manufacturers, exporting glass medicine bottles worldwide. Beatson Clark & Co was a family business until 1961, when it became a public company . The glass works operated on the same site, although the family connection ceased and the company is owned by Newship Ltd, a holding company linked to the industrialist John Watson Newman. It continues to the manufacture glass containers for
4200-530: The turn of the 16th century. The college was dissolved in 1547 during the reign of Edward VI , and its assets were stripped by the crown. Very little remains of the original building in College Street. Walls of part of the College of Jesus are encased within number 23 and Nos 2, 2A, 4 (later for a time Old College Inn , a beerhouse), 6 and 8 Effingham Street. A doorway was rescued from demolition and relocated to nearby Boston Park in 1879. Sixty years after
4270-474: The water level in the reservoir and reduce pressure on the dam wall, which was damaged but held. By summer 2008, the reservoir and surrounding country park reopened. A new wetland and flood storage area, Centenary Riverside park, has since been built by Rotherham Council and the Environment Agency to prevent flooding in the future. The Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham manages the site as
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#17327729168514340-497: The world: they were capable of producing 1.8 million tons per year. USC also employed the cybernetician Stafford Beer to run a simulation of a "cybernetic factory". After nationalisation in 1967 it became part of the British Steel Corporation . The steelworks closed in 1993 and has since been partly converted into a museum—the £46 million Magna Centre . The only remaining Steel, Peech and Tozer plant
4410-490: Was abolished during a reorganisation of local government. Subsequently, Rotherham became part of the county of South Yorkshire , where it makes up one of four metropolitan boroughs. Rotherham had a population of 109,691 in the 2011 census . The borough had a 2022 population of 268,354, the 64th most populous district in England. Evidence of Iron Age and Roman settlements has been found in Rotherham area. This includes
4480-747: Was appointed as Children's Social Care Commissioner in October 2014, and subsequently Ian Thomas was appointed as interim director of children's services. Shaun Wright , the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for South Yorkshire from 2012, was the Labour councillor in charge of child safety at the council from 2005 to 2010. He initially refused demands to resign as PCC from the Home Secretary , Theresa May , as well as members of his own party and local Labour MP Sarah Champion , saying: "I believe I am
4550-664: Was commissioned by Thomas Paine . Rotherham's cast iron industry expanded rapidly in the early 19th century, with the Effingham Ironworks, later Yates, Haywood & Co, opening in 1820. Other major iron founders included William Corbitt and Co; George Wright and Co of Burton Weir; Owen and Co of Wheathill Foundry; Morgan Macauley and Waide of the Baths Foundry; the Masbro' Stove Grate Co belonging to Messrs. Perrot, W. H. Micklethwait and John and Richard Corker of
4620-519: Was established near the Roman ford across the River Don. The 1086 Domesday Book records a manor previously held by lord Hakon in 1066 tenanted by William the Conqueror 's half-brother, Robert de Mortain . The 1086 record shows an absentee lord who held the most inhabited manor , Nigel Fossard . The town area today includes eight outlying Domesday estates. Eight adult male householders were counted as villagers, three were smallholders and one
4690-554: Was former Deputy Council Leader Jahangir Akhtar, who had lost his council seat in 2014. Chief Executive, Martin Kimber, said no council officers would face disciplinary action. Kimber announced on 8 September that he intended to step down in December 2014, and offered his "sincere apology to those who were let down". The council's director of children's services, Joyce Thacker, also left the authority by mutual agreement. Malcolm Newsam
4760-417: Was formerly celebrated for its manufacture of edge tools; and in 1160, there were mines of ironstone , smelting-furnaces, and forges in the neighbourhood. But the most extraordinary establishments of this kind, of late years, were the iron-foundries belonging to Messrs. Walker, in which immense quantities of cannon of the largest calibre were wrought for government during the war, till the works were given up by
4830-543: Was governed by its vestry and manorial courts , in the same way as most rural areas. More urban forms of local government began in 1801 when a body of improvement commissioners was established for Rotherham township, with responsibilities for paving, lighting, and repairing the streets. The commissioners were superseded in 1852 by an elected local board , whose district covered both the Rotherham and Kimberworth townships and had more extensive responsibilities, particularly relating to water supply and sewers. The local board
4900-439: Was replaced in 1871 when Rotherham was incorporated as a municipal borough . In 1902 it was elevated to become a county borough , taking over county-level functions from West Riding County Council . The county borough was abolished in 1974 and replaced by the larger Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham , which also took in the areas of the abolished urban districts of Maltby , Rawmarsh , Swinton , and Wath upon Dearne , plus
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