Bolton upon Dearne
It was recorded in the Domesday Book as part of the Manor of Bolton-upon-Dearne with Goldthorpe which was owned by Roger de Busli.[2] In the early 18th century Barnsley attorney William Henry Marsden Esquire of Burntwood Hall bought the Manor of Bolton on Dearne with Goldthorpe with over 1,000 acres (4 km2) of land for £10,000.At the 2011 Census the village in the Dearne South Ward of the Barnsley Metropolitan Council had a population of 6,744.The main secondary school in the area is Astrea Academy Dearne,[6] which caters for around 1,200 pupils aged 11 to 16 years.Two football teams from the village have competed in the FA Cup: Bolton Athletic F.C.