| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 53.5674°N -1.5719°W |
| Static Image Name: | Cawthorne Village.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | The post office in Cawthorne |
| Official Name: | Cawthorne |
| Population: | 1,151 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Metropolitan Borough: | Barnsley |
| Civil Parish: | Cawthorne[1] |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Metropolitan County: | South Yorkshire |
| Post Town: | BARNSLEY |
| Postcode District: | S75 |
| Postcode Area: | S |
| Dial Code: | 01226 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SE284079 |
| Constituency Westminster: | Penistone and Stocksbridge |
Cawthorne is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The village was once a centre of the iron and coal mining industry; today it is part of an affluent commuter belt west of Barnsley. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,108, increasing to 1,151 at the 2011 Census.
The village pub, the Spencer Arms, is named after the Spencer-Stanhope family, who once owned large swathes of the local area. Their home was Cannon Hall, the park of which borders the village.[2]
Two earlier residences in Cawthorne were Barnby Hall, home of the Barnby family, and Banks Hall, the seat of the Misses Spencer-Stanhope and of a branch of the Greene family.[3]
Cawthorne is frequented by ramblers as many walking routes start from the village.[4]
The Victoria Jubilee Museum, built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, was opened in 1889 and contains numerous unusual exhibits including a stuffed cheetah and a two-headed lamb.[5]
All Saints Church overlooks the village, and there is a Methodist church on Darton Road. All Saints contains memorials to the Barnby and Spencer families.[6] [7]
In the heart of the village stands Malt Kiln Row, originally the malt kiln for Cannon Hall.[8]
Kate Rusby, English folk singer-songwriter, lives in the village with her husband and two children.
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Parish of Cawthorne.