Cawthorne

{{short description|Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2018}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.5674|-1.5719|display=inline,title}}

| static_image_name = Cawthorne Village.jpg

| static_image_caption = The post office in Cawthorne

| official_name = Cawthorne

| population = 1,151

| population_ref = (2011 census)

| metropolitan_borough = Barnsley

| civil_parish = Cawthorne{{cite web |title=Cawthorne Parish Council Website |url=http://www.cawthorne.org.uk/ |website=Cawthorne Parish Council |date=19 August 2023 |access-date=19 August 2023 |language=en}}

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire

| post_town = BARNSLEY

| postcode_district = S75

| postcode_area = S

| dial_code = 01226

| os_grid_reference = SE284079

| london_distance = {{convert|150|mi}}

| constituency_westminster = Penistone and Stocksbridge

}}

Cawthorne is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The village was once a centre of the iron and coal mining industry; today it is part of an affluent commuter belt west of Barnsley. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,108,{{NOMIS2001 |id=1543503911 |title=Cawthorne Parish |accessdate=12 February 2019 }} increasing to 1,151 at the 2011 Census.{{NOMIS2011|id=1170210855|title=Cawthorne Parish |accessdate=12 February 2019}}

The village pub, the Spencer Arms, is named after the Spencer-Stanhope family, who once owned large swathes of the local area. Their home was Cannon Hall, the park of which borders the village.{{cite web|url=https://www.channel5.com/show/this-week-on-the-farm|title=This Week on the Farm|accessdate=6 October 2020}}

Two earlier residences in Cawthorne were Barnby Hall, home of the Barnby family, and Banks Hall, the seat of the Misses Spencer-Stanhope and of a branch of the Greene family.History of Cawthorne/Barnby Hall, Banks Hall, Manor House & c., Wikisource

Cawthorne is frequented by ramblers as many walking routes start from the village.{{Cite web|url=https://www.walksinyorkshire.com/our-walks/cannon-hall-to-cawthorne-walk/|title=Cawthorne Walk|last=|first=|date=|website=Walks in Yorkshire|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 February 2019}}

The Victoria Jubilee Museum, built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, was opened in 1889 and contains numerous unusual exhibits including a stuffed cheetah and a two-headed lamb.{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshirelife.co.uk/out-about/places/cawthorne-and-cannon-hall-estate-is-a-treasure-trove-of-history-1-3934315|title=Cawthorne and Cannon Hall Estate is a treasure trove of history|work=Yorkshire Life|date=30 January 2015|accessdate=30 January 2018}}

All Saints' Church overlooks the village, and there is a Methodist church on Darton Road. All Saints contains memorials to the Barnby and Spencer families.{{Cite web |url=http://www.barnby.info/Places/Britain/BarnbyHall.html# |title=Barnby Hall, Cawthorne, Yorkshire, Barnby.info |accessdate=9 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714165508/http://www.barnby.info/Places/Britain/BarnbyHall.html# |archivedate=14 July 2007 |url-status=dead}}History of Cawthorne, Parish Church, wikisource

In the heart of the village stands Malt Kiln Row, originally the malt kiln for Cannon Hall.{{Cite web|title=A Brief History - Cawthorne Parish Council|url=http://www.cawthorne.org.uk/A_Brief_History_8556.aspx|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.cawthorne.org.uk}}

Kate Rusby, English folk singer-songwriter, lives in the village with her husband and two children.