Warmsworth is a village and

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in the

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, England. Its population was estimated at 3,908 in 2019. The village lies along the

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Doncaster Bypass and the A630. The River Don is close to the village.

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Edlington Edlington is a town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, lying to the south west of Doncaster and Warmsworth. It has a population of 8,276. The original parish town of Edlington is now known as ''Old Edlington ...

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, Levitt Hagg and

Balby Balby is a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, located south-west of the city centre. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Balby is within the Doncaster Central constituency and contains the electoral wards Balby Sou ...

surround Warmsworth. It lies 4 miles (6.5 km) from Doncaster.

History

Until 1974, Warmsworth was part of the

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, when it then became part of the new county of South Yorkshire. Warmsworth was mentioned in the 11th century

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, a detailed survey and valuation of all the land held by the King William I and his chief tenants. At this time it was recorded as Wemesford. The name gradually changed to Wormsford, and then to the present day Warmsworth. It has been suggested that "ford" indicated that it was close to the river's edge, and the "Wemes" or "Worm" meant the most sheltered site in that area. St Peter's Church, Warmsworth is in the deanery of Doncaster. Also known as The White Church, it was consecrated in 1942 to replace a small early 19th-century church on a different site. The church was designed after a period which the rector had spent in California, and his experiences there influenced the whitewashed brick appearance of the building. Warmsworth was the home of the Quaker

Thomas Aldham Thomas Aldham or Aldam (c. 1616–1660) was an English farmer, who was prominent in spreading Quakerism in the Doncaster district. He worked hard to combat wrongful imprisonment of fellow Quakers. Founder Nothing is known of Aldham's parentage. ...

, who was instrumental, with

George Fox George Fox (July 1624 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S. – 13 January 1691 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.) was an English Dissenters, English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Quakers, Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as t ...

, in founding the nearby

meeting (congregation). The parish included Carr House, where Leonard Childers bred the famous racehorse ''

Flying Childers Flying Childers (1715–1741) was a famous undefeated 18th-century thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1714 at Carr House, Warmsworth, Doncaster, and is sometimes considered as the first truly great racehorse in the history of thoroughbreds and th ...

''.

Warmsworth Hall

Warmsworth Hall is a Grade II* listed building built in 1702–1703 for John Battie II. It is a smaller version of Belton House near Grantham, built to a compact H-plan. It remained a dwelling until the 1950s, when it became the headquarters of British Ropes Ltd, and later a hotel.

Dolomite Quarry

Next to the village is a dolomite limestone quarry operated by Sibelco. It is the only site in the region producing industrial minerals on a major scale.The Quarrying of Magnesian Limestone for Aggregate in the Yorkshire and Humber Regio

Retrieved 17 September 2018

References

{{Authority control Villages in Doncaster Civil parishes in South Yorkshire

History

Warmsworth Hall

Dolomite Quarry

See also

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