Index

Settlement development

The Three Villages

Braithwell, Micklebring and Clifton in 2019

Before the Conquest 1

Ideas on the origins of the Three Villages

Before the Conquest 2

Anglo Saxons and Vikings.

Domesday

Results of the Conquest in Braithwell and Conisbrough area.

The Manor of Conisbrough

Basic description of the manorial system and its development over time

Subsidy Rolls 1297 Braithwell

Braithwell: details of taxation to fund warfare.

Braithwell Poll Tax Returns 1379

A desperate means of solving the economic crisis in the 14th Century.

Braithwell and the War of the Roses

How Braithwell was connected to the cause of Richard of York and the involvement of the Vincent Family.

The Year 1644

Research into the high death rate in Braithwell in 1644

Governance of the Township

Braithwell: Governance by 'Responsible Persons' - the Parish Constable

Care of the Roads

Surveyors of the Highways

Parliamentary Survey Braithwell 1654

Commission to assess whether Braithwell could be sold!

Hearth Tax Returns Braithwell 1672

Braithwell: Means of raising cash, but also a record of the better-off homes according to the number of hearths declared.

Braithwell: Enclosure of the Commons 1765/1766

Attempts to make the land more productive

Commutation of Tithes 1838

Reassessment of tithes to the Church and clergy - cash payments instead of payment in kind.

Clifton Tithe Map 1838/40

Sections of original from Sheffield Archive 1971

Clifton Tithe Map 1838/40 Key

Some extra information indicating changes that occurred before the map was published

Braithwell and Micklebring Tithe Map 1839 A

Map in sections to enable plot numbers to be read.

Braithwell 19th Century Enclosure

Braithwell - Final redistribution of land.

Schools

Braithwell Town School

Origins of the school in Braithwell to the decision to build the new school

J J Fox - Schoolmaster

Influence of Schoolmaster J J Fox on Braithwell

Teachers

Teachers at the Braithwell schools

Braithwell First/Middle School 1978 - 1994

Report written by Miss F.A. Merriman (Head) on the closure of the School.

People

Philip Green - Growing up in Clifton 1946 - 1964

Phil Green's account of growing up in Clifton, 1946-64

Catherine Gill and Charles John Macqueen Mottram

Mysterious tenants of the Woodyeare Estate

A Braithwell Pilgrim

Hugh Carson 'Ayah'

Phil's memories of his grandfather Hugh Carson

I Remember Braithwell

Memories of childhood in Braithwell by Allen Smith

Pattie Birch ne Jones, childhood memories of Micklebring

Pattie remembers the farms and her aunt's shop when she came to live in Micklebring.

Christine and Alan Goldsacks at the Old Rectory

Christine describes moving to Braithwell and how the Old Rectory was revived. (See her research on the history of the rectory in PLACES)

The Copley Family

Joe and his son, Rhodes (William Rhodes Copley) were builders who developed land along the Doncaster Road in Braithwell.The family history was written by Rhodes's daughter, Jeanette Wilson, and the idea of the contribution came from Lisa Thompson who discovered that she had documents written by her grandfather, Rhodes, and published a piece about Braithwell on the Facebook page.

William Marshall of Mickelbring and Braithwell

Husband of Aimee Marshall, William Marshall grew up in the villages of Micklebring and Braithwell and led and exciting life as a traveller, thespian and accidental war hero.

Places

Braithwell Rectory

Braithwell Moat Hall

Braithwell Moat Hall and Cottage site

Harehound Ale House

A brewing and Ale House at Braithwell Cross - now a Listed ruin

Braithwell Nurseries

A short history of the work the Yardley family have done on this well known Nursery site

A view Towards Clifton

View from Conisbrough Castle with historical background.

Crookhill Hall, Clifton and the Woodyeare Family

Building and inheritance of Crookhill Hall until its demolition

The Crookhill Estate in Clifton 1840

Holdings by the Woodyeare family from the tithe Map

Clifton: Rose Cottage and Beacon Ridge

Rose cottage replaced by Beacon Ridge in 1960s

Clifton: Beech House Farm

The Woodyeare's Farm in Clifton - often farmed by tenants. Now demolished.

Clifton: Hall Farm and Smallholding

History and memories of Hall Farm in Clifton

Clifton: Hall Farm and Gracelands Stud

How Hall Farm Smallholding became Gracelands Stud.

CLIFTON - Haig Homestead and the Clints (Beacon Field)

Clifton: research into the history of the demolished farmstead at the end of Odd Hills (the common land). Follow the footpath from Common Lane to the top of Beacon Field. The remains are just over the lower stile

Work

Pending

Worship