Barugh, South Yorkshire

Barugh
The Millers Inn public house at Barugh
Barugh
Location within South Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBARNSLEY
Postcode districtS75
Dialling code01226
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Barugh is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Barnsley Metropolitan ward of Darton West. Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

History

The name Barugh derives from the Old English berg meaning a 'tumulus'.[1]

Barugh was formerly a township in the parish of Darton.[2] It became a separate civil parishin 1866, which was abolished and merged back into Darton on 1 April 1938.[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 3679.[4] It is now in the unparished area of Darton.

Barugh was formerly a township in the parish of Darton.[2] It became a separate civil parish in 1866, which was abolished and merged back into Darton on 1 April 1938

See also

References

  1. ^ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20WR/Barugh
  2. ^ "History of Barugh, in Barnsley and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Barugh CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Barugh CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  • Media related to Barugh, South Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons
  • Barugh in the Domesday Book