Hoyland is a town in the

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, England. The town developed from the hamlets of Upper Hoyland, Hoyland and Hoyland Common. The town has also been known as ''Nether Hoyland''. That name was given to it to prevent confusion with High Hoyland. When the

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was formed the name they used was ''Hoyland Nether Urban District Council''. This was also applied to the area run by Hoyland UDC. However, most locals have always known it simply as Hoyland. Hoyland is part of the

in the metropolitan county of

, but it lies within the historic boundaries of the

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. In 2001 it had a population of 15,497. At the 2011 Census the appropriate ward (Hoyland Milton) had a population of 11,852.

Governance

Hoyland Nether UDC was formed in 1894. Its jurisdiction covered

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, Hoyland Common, Platts Common and Skiers Hall (until 1938, when boundary changes took place Alderthwaite and part of Harley) were administered by Hoyland. This land was exchanged with Rotherham RDC for some land in Brampton Bierlow, which included the site of Elsecar Main Colliery, as well as Hoyland itself. It lasted until 1974 at which point it was merged into Barnsley MBC. The town hall is still standing and is used for offices and the local Jobcentre.

Buildings

The town is home to an 18th-century folly called Lowe Stand, built as a lookout and hunting lodge shortly before his death by the first

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'' 10 August 2009Retrieved 2 January 2017 On the sloping ground below this folly is Upper Hoyland Hall, the former home of a notable family of yeoman farmers, the Townends, who owned extensive land in Hoyland. The Church of England parish church is St Peter's, a Grade II listed building dating from 1830. It is in the Gothic Revival style and is built of sandstone and slate roofed.British Listed Buildings
Church of St Peter, Hoyland Retrieved 2 January 2017 The

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church (1929) is of brick and tile construction in the Italian

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, with a square bell tower.taking-stock.org.uk
Hoyland Sacred Heart and St Helen Retrieved 2 January 2017 The former Princess Theatre on West Street is a brick building dating from 1893.theatrestrust.org.uk
Princess (Hoyland) Retrieved 2 January 2017 Among Hoyland's remaining notable older residences and former residences are Hoyland Hall, a late Georgian property, situated in a small park off Market Street and sometime home to William Vizard, first owner of Hoyland Silkstone Colliery, who was the attorney to Queen Caroline at her celebrated trial in the House of Lords. Also in or off Market Street are Kirk House, Kirk Cottage, Bark House, Thistle House and Riversdale. Netherfield House is situated near the town centre and Hoyland's oldest known surviving residence and at one time the home of a Townend, being in recent years used as a dentist's, is situated in West Street (formerly Finkle Street). Many of Hoyland's fine Georgian properties, consisting of cottages, shops and chapels were demolished in the 1960s and 1970s. File:St Peter's Church, Hoyland 2014.jpg, St Peter's C of E Parish Church File:St Helen's Catholic Church, Hoyland 2014.jpg, Sacred Heart & St Helen's Catholic Church File:Wesleyan Church, Hoyland 2014.jpg, Former Wesleyan Chapel File:Former Princess Theatre, Hoyland 2014.jpg, Former Princess Theatre File:Hare and Hounds, Hoyland 2014.jpg, Hare & Hounds File:Prospect Tavern, Hoyland 2014.jpg, Prospect Tavern

Education

* Greenfield Primary School * Hoyland Common Primary School * Hoyland Springwood Primary School * Hoyland West Meadows Primary School * Kirk Balk Academy * St Helen's Catholic Primary School, founded in 1897

Notable people

* Tommy Boyle (1886–1940), footballer, born in Platts Common. Tommy's death in the

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led to him being buried in an unmarked grave in Hoyland Cemetery. In 2010, his grave was located and a granite headstone erected. *

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, (1939-2016), writer, born and brought up in the town. Hoyland is mentioned in the film of his script, '' The Gamekeeper''. * John Mayock, Olympic athlete, educated at St Helen's Catholic School and Kirk Balk Comprehensive School. * Brian Wildsmith, artist specialising in illustrating children's books, born and brought up in Hoyland Common and educated at St.Helen's Catholic School, Hoyland * Harry Worth (1917–1989), comedian was born and brought up in Fitzwilliam Street.

Sport

Hoyland has had as many as five football teams compete in the

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- Hoyland Town F.C., Hoyland Silkstone F.C., Hoyland Common Wesleyans F.C., Hoyland St. Peter's F.C. and Hoyland Common Athletic F.C. Tony Fieldsend Rockingham Athletic Club.

References

*Geoffrey Howse Around Hoyland Sutton Publishing (1999) *Geoffrey Howse Around Hoyland A Second Selection (2000) *Geoffrey Howse Around Hoyland People & Places Sutton Publishing (2002) *Sheila Margaret Ottley WHILE MARTHA TOLD THE HOURS Bridge Publications (1988) *Arthur K Clayton,BEM Hoyland Nether (unpublished but available bound for reference purposes in local libraries) authoritative and accurate.

External links

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