Towns & cities · East Midlands
Kiveton Park
Kiveton Park — village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kiveton Bridge · 0.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kiveton Park is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: S26. Wikidata describes it as: "village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.3400°, -1.2600°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kiveton Park is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, from the Norman conquest to 1868, Kiveton was a hamlet of the parish of Harthill-with-Woodall. It subsequently transferred to the civil parish of Wales which takes its name from the neighbouring village.
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Background
History
Kiveton gets its name from the Anglo-Saxon for the settlement in the hollow. In the Domesday Book it is written "Ciuetone", and was under the ownership of William de Warenne. It subsequently transferred to the de Keuton family, who sold the estate to the heirs of the former Lord Mayor of London Sir William Hewett (of the neighbouring hamlet of Wales, died 1567) in 1580. One of his descendants was Thomas Osborne who became the first Duke of Leeds. He arranged the building of a stately home in the village, Kiveton Hall (also spelled Keveton, Keeton or Keton Hall), in 1698. The building was demolished by George William Frederick Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds in 1812, with local legend stating…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3400, -1.2600
- District
- Rotherham
- Parish
- Wales
- Postcode
- S26
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rother Valley
- Nearest railway station
- Kiveton Bridge — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1424518 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kiveton Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kiveton Colliery Offices.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kiveton Park?
- Kiveton Park is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S26), in the parish of Wales.
- Is Kiveton Park free to visit?
- Yes, Kiveton Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kiveton Park?
- The nearest railway station is Kiveton Bridge, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S26.