Church of St Mary, Worsbrough explained

Church of St Mary, Worsbrough
Location:Worsbrough
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5192°N -1.4741°W
Osgraw:SE 34967 02622
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Broad church
Parish:Worsbrough
Deanery:Tankersley
Archdeaconry:Doncaster
Diocese:Diocese of Sheffield
Province:York

The Church of St. Mary is the parish church in the village of Worsbrough in South Yorkshire, England.[1] It is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Sheffield. The building is [2] and was built in the 12th century, however evidence of Saxon stonework suggests an older building on this site. Parts of the chancel are early Norman but the church underwent several alterations in the 14th and 15th century including the installing of the south door with its Gothic inscription which dates to 1480.[3]

Seventy five miners who were killed in the 1849 Darley Main Colliery disaster[4] lay buried in the churchyard in a mass grave.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ashurst. Denis. The Church and Parish of St. Mary, Worsbrough. 1997. D. Ashurst.
  2. Web site: Conservation Areas: Site CA17 Worsbrough. Barnsley Council. 16 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120903235713/http://consult.barnsley.gov.uk/portal/development/planning/dsap/dsap?pointId=s1341840320347. 3 September 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Worsbrough St. Mary. Heritage Inspired. 17 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018211315/http://www.heritageinspired.org.uk/partner?partner_ID=83. 18 October 2016. dead.
  4. News: Dreadful Explosion At The Darley Main Colliery, Near Barnsley. 16 May 2015. Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury. 3 February 1849. 3.