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| Thorpe Hesley | |
|---|---|
 Entering from Jumble Lane | |
  Thorpe Hesley Location within South Yorkshire | |
| Population | 4,439 (2015 est.) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROTHERHAM |
| Postcode district | S61 |
| Dialling code | 0114 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Thorpe Hesley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, lying east of the M1 motorway at junction 35. The village has been included within the boundaries of Rotherham town since 1894, having previously been divided between the townships of Kimberworth and Wentworth.[1] Historically the village was known for coal mining and nail making.[2] It has an Anglican church, Holy Trinity, built in 1839 chiefly at the cost of Earl Fitzwilliam and the Earl of Effingham.[3]
There is one post office, which is located within a convenience store, one petrol station and four public houses. At the 2021 Census, it had a population of 4,150.[4]
- ^ "History of Thorpe Hesley, in Rotherham and West Riding - Historical administrative units and statistics". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "History of Thorpe Hesley, in Rotherham and West Riding - Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Jones, Mel & Joan (28 February 2012). Thorpe Hesley, Scholes & Wentworth Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445631714. Retrieved 10 July 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Thorpe Hesley (South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 September 2023.