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'''Burghwallis<b>‼<gallery><!-- he [[Kreva Castle]], constructed of brick, was built by the Grand Duke [[Gediminas]] of Lithuania at the borderland of [[Lithuania proper|Lithuanian ethnic lands]]. After his death in 1341, Kreva became the patrimony of his son and successor, [[Algirdas]]. In 1382, [[Grand Duke of Lithuania]] [[Kestutis|Kęstutis]] was imprisoned here during the [[Lithuanian Civil War (1381–1384)]] --></gallery>''' is a small village and [[civil parish]] in rural [[South Yorkshire]]. |
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'''Burghwallis''' is a small village and [[civil parish]] in rural [[South Yorkshire]]. |
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Revision as of 15:19, 15 May 2010
| Burghwallis | |
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| Population | 278 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SE541118 |
| Civil parish |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN6 |
| Dialling code | 01302 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Burghwallis‼
is a small village and civil parish in rural South Yorkshire.
Geography
The village is situated amongst mixed farmland and woodland on a slight rise roughly six miles north north west of Doncaster, or one mile off the A1.
The village pub is the Burghwallis on Scorcher Hills Lane. The village church is dedicated to St Helen.
Etymology
Burgh in general tends to mean town/township in Old Norse and Old German. The parish is referred to simply as "Burg" in the Domesday book, becoming Burghwallis in the early 13th century when Dionysia – one of seven surviving daughters of the local lord – was married into the Wallis family. The Wallis family line persisted among the local landowners through to the early 17th century[1] by which time the name of the settlement was so far removed from that of the local aristocracy that the succeeding Anne family appear not to have thought to change it. The name literally means "village of the Wallis family".
History
In contrast with most of the villages surrounding Doncaster, very little in the way of residential development took place in Burghwallis during the 19th and 20th centuries. Today the village is one of a handful in the area to have retained much of its original character and has a very peaceful small-scale rural feel.
No church is mentioned in Burghwallis' entry in the Domesday Book, however the Grade II Listed St Helen's chapel is likely to have been either standing or under construction at the time. Several architectural features suggest it is of a pre-Conquest design, and it is held to have been built between 950 and 1100 AD. Parish records as far back as 1596 exist and are available from the Doncaster archives.
One "claim to fame" for the village is that Jeremy Clarkson spent his childhood living here. It was also the home of Catholic Martyr, John Anne who lived in the Hall during the 16th Century.
The music box ghost
Burghwallis Hall, aka St Anne's Convent, is reputed to have a ghost. On the 14th of March 1934 a mother smothered her son while he slept, then concealed the body in a closet. Her husband discovered the body, then murdered his wife and took his own life. A music box has been heard through the corridors and the voice of a small boy. The ghost of the man in grey and a small woman are seen walking the corridors.[2]
References
Notes
- ^ The Revd. Joseph Hunter: South Yorkshire (a history of the Deanery of Doncaster) Vol.2. 1831. summarised by Melvyn Burns: http://www.burghwallis.com/village/articles/hunter.htm
- ^ http://www.donny.co.uk/Doncaster/news/index.php3?ID=376