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Wombwell, mentioned in the Doomsday Survey of 1086 as Wambella, increased its population dramatically in the 19th century with the development of coal mines and other industries.

The church is a ‘noble edifice in the early English style of Gothic architecture’from which the view is beautiful, over Worsbrough reservoir to Wortley, Stainborough Park and Worsbrough Park.

This tiny chapel may well have been built as a chantry chapel in memory of Robert de Tattershall who died in 1212 and whose effigy it is thought to be, lies beside the altar.

Built on the site of a timber motte and bailey castle, the white, cylindrical keep of this 12th century castle is a spectacular structure.

The church is a wonderful example of 1930s church architecture, of traditional and Art Deco construction.

The church is the third to have stood on this site and dates from 1876.

The first church of All Saints was consecrated by the Archbishop of York in 1900.

The first Roman Catholic priest appointed in Denaby Main was Father Kavanagh in 1894. Services took place in a disused schoolroom near the railway.

The name 'Fiskerton' means Fisherman's town and Fiskerton was both a fishing and farming village until the drainage of the Witham Fens after 1782.

The church sits on a commanding hill and is visible from a considerable distance.

St Mary's church is sited in the grounds of Riseholme Hall and was built by Bishop John Kaye.