| Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham | |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Admin. A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England. County: | South Yorkshire |
| Area: Total: | Ranked 159th 286.54 km² |
| Admin. Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of HQ: | Rotherham |
| ONS code: | 00CF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2006 est. Rotherham ( is a large town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, close to its confluence with the River Rother, between The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ): Density: | Ranked 37th 253,300 884 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 95. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 5% White 2. 8% S. Asian 0. 6% Black[1] |
| Politics | |
| Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Kevin Barron, John Healey, Denis MacShane |
Rotherham is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Kevin John Barron (born October 29, 1946) is a British politician John Healey (born 13 February, 1960) is the British politician Denis MacShane (born 21 May 1948 is a politician in the United Kingdom. A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is named for its main town, Rotherham. Rotherham ( is a large town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, close to its confluence with the River Rother, between Despite a swing against Labour in 2008, it is one of the safest Labour councils in the country and now their only safe council in Yorkshire. [2] Neighbouring councils Barnsley and Wakefield are also held by Labour but only by a majority of one in each case. Barnsley is a Metropolitan borough of the Metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. The City of Wakefield is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and Metropolitan borough [3]
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former county borough of Rotherham, with Maltby and Rawmarsh, Swinton and Wath upon Dearne urban districts along with Rotherham Rural District and Kiveton Park Rural District. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City Rawmarsh (locally ˈroʊmɨʃ is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Swinton is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England on part of the west bank of the River Don. Wath-upon-Dearne, also known as Wath-on-Dearne or simply Wath, is a small town on the south side of the Dearne Valley in South Yorkshire, In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area Kiveton Park was a Rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974
Places
Settlements in the borough of Rotherham include:
- Anston, Aston, Aughton
- Bramley, Brampton, Brinsworth, Brecks
- Canklow, Catcliffe
- Dinnington
- Firbeck
- Gildingwells, Greasbrough
- Harthill, Hellaby, Herringthorpe
- Kimberworth, Kimberworth Park, Kiveton Park
- Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Letwell
- Maltby, Manvers, Masbrough, Morthen
- Parkgate
- Ravenfield, Rawmarsh, Ryecroft
- Swallownest, Swinton
- Templeborough, Thorpe Hesley, Thorpe Salvin, Thrybergh, Thurcroft, Todwick, Treeton
- Ulley
- Wales, Wath-upon-Dearne, Wentworth, West Melton, Whiston, Wickersley, Woodsetts
References
- ^ Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages); Mid-2005 Population Estimates. The Villages of North Anston and South Anston are the principal constituents of the Civil parish of North and South Anston, in the Metropolitan Aston is a Village in South Yorkshire. Unlike other places of the name it does not mean " Eastern farm or village" but is from Old English Aughton is a village near Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England ' Bramley Rotherham Brampton Bierlow, often known simply as Brampton is a former mining village and Civil parish situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, Brinsworth is a village and Civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Brecks is a suburb of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated roughly 2 miles from central Rotherham. Canklow is a Suburb of Rotherham, England on the Sheffield/Rotherham border Catcliffe is a village on the north-west bank of the River Rother in South Yorkshire, England. Dinnington is a town in rural South Yorkshire, England, and part of the Metropolitan borough of Rotherham. Firbeck is a village in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham (part of South Yorkshire, England) on the border with Nottinghamshire. Gildingwells is a village in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham (part of South Yorkshire, England) on the border with Nottinghamshire. Greasbrough is a suburb of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Harthill is a village in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham (part of South Yorkshire, England) on the border with Derbyshire. Hellaby is a small village within Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Kimberworth is a Suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Kiveton Park, informally Kiveton (in either case Kiveton is pronounced with three syllables i Laughton-en-le-Morthen is a small dormitory village to the south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, and its main attraction is the All Saints Letwell is a rural village in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham (part of South Yorkshire, England) on the border with Nottinghamshire. This article is about the town of Maltby South Yorkshire For other uses see Maltby. Manvers Main Colliery was a Coal mine, sunk on land belonging to the Earl Manvers and was situated on the northern edge of the township of Wath-upon-Dearne Masbrough is a Suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 0 Parkgate is located in South Yorkshire, England. It has since been consumed by its neighbour Rawmarsh, from which it has been indistinguishable since the Ravenfield is a small village in South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 3 Rawmarsh (locally ˈroʊmɨʃ is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Swinton is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England on part of the west bank of the River Don. Templeborough ( is a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Thorpe Hesley is a suburb of Rotherham. People who live in the village have been referred to as "Muttontowners" dueto the fact that rustled sheep were hidden in Thorpe Salvin is a village and a Civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham (part of South Yorkshire, England) on the border Thrybergh is a village in England, approximately three miles away from Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Thurcroft is a village situated southeast of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Todwick is a village in South Yorkshire, containing a primary school (junior and infants and a nursery "Todwick Early Years" Treeton is a village in South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 3 Ulley is a small South Yorkshire village in the north of England, near Rotherham. Wales is a village and a Civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. Wath-upon-Dearne, also known as Wath-on-Dearne or simply Wath, is a small town on the south side of the Dearne Valley in South Yorkshire, Wentworth is a Village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire. See also West Melton New Zealand and Melton West Victoria. West Melton is a former mining village in the parish of Brampton Bierlow Whiston is a suburb of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. Wickersley is a suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, situated roughly 3 miles from central Rotherham. Woodsetts is a village in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham (part of South Yorkshire, England) on the border with Nottinghamshire. National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. The Office for National Statistics (ONS is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly Retrieved on 2008-03-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/cf.stm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/cc.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/db.stm
External links
- Rotherhamweb
- Rotherham - The Unofficial Website
- Netmums.com - Providing local information and support to parents in Rotherham
- Rotherham Freecycle - keeping unwanted items out of landfill
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