- Thurgoland
Infobox UK place
map_type = South Yorkshire
country = England
official_name = Thurgoland
latitude = 53.5054
longitude = -1.5635
scale = 10000
population = 1,801 (2001 Census) [cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790634&c=Thurgoland&d=16&e=15&g=362871&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=Silkstone CP: Parish Headcounts |accessdate=2007-04-08 |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics ]
metropolitan_borough = Barnsley
metropolitan_county =South Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster = Barnsley West and Penistone
os_grid_reference = SE290010
website = http://www.thurgoland.org.uk//Thurgoland is a
village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley inSouth Yorkshire ,England . According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,801. The village has one primary school, the Holy Trinity (Church of England) and a Methodist Chapel. There are three public houses; The Horse & Jockey, The Green Dragon and The Bridge. There is a recreational ground at the centre of the village, by the Village Hall and the Youth centre. Thurgoland junior school is ranked second in the local league table.History
Thurgoland was a center for
wire drawing mills in the 19th century.Fire
On 4th March 2008, a burnt out car caused a gas explosion resulting in a house setting on fire near the main cross roads in Thurgoland. A couple who lived in the house were taken to hospital to be treated for burns and a neighbour was taken due to shock. This quiet village very rarely sees events of this proportion.
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