GENUKI: Conisbrough

The Ancient Parish of CONISBROUGH

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"CONISBROUGH, a parish-town, in the upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 5 miles SW. of Doncaster, 7 from Rotherham, 42 from York. Pop. 1,142. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Peter, in the deanry of Doncaster, value, ~£8. 12s. 8½d. Patron, the Duke of Leeds.

The Castle here is supposed to be British (see History for photograph). The walls are of the immense thickness of 15 feet. It had neither portcullis nor machicolations, nor the Norman mode of securing loop holes. In the latter end of the Saxon period, it belonged to King Harold, and was afterwards given by the Conqueror to Earl Warren; who, it is supposed, re edified the Keep. --King's Munimenta Antiqua." (There is further information for Conisbrough).

"CLIFTON, in the township and parish of Conisbrough, upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 6½ miles from Rotherham and 6 miles SW. of Doncaster."

"CONISBROUGH LODGE, manor House, in the township and parish of Conisbrough; 5 miles from Rotherham."

"CONISBROUGH PARK HOUSE, a single house in the township and parish of Conisbrough; 6 miles from Rotherham."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St Peter's Church, Conisbrough (in the rain). (The Church's website is here.)
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- The Methodist Church (ex Wesleyan), Conisbrough, built in 1876.
- The Baptist Church, Conisbrough.
- The Mission Church, Clifton.

Church History

A transcription of Conisbrough Baptist Church History
Transcript of the entry for Conisbrough in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Conisbrough.
The List of Vicars in St. Peter's Church, Conisbrough.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer, Vol I, West Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.

History

Here is a photograph of Conisbrough Castle by Susan Reddy.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The World War I and II Memorial at Conisbrough.

Military History

Here is a photograph of The War Memorial, Conisbrough, by Susan Reddy.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Doncaster and District FHS

Taxation

A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.

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