Gildingwells

{{short description|Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} thumb|County Bridge '''Gildingwells''' is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies between Dinnington and Carlton in Lindrick at {{coord|53|22|N|1|10|W|}}, and at an elevation of around 60 metres above sea level. It has a population of 115,<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790255 Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Rotherham''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613044518/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790255 |date=2011-06-13 }} Retrieved 2009-08-28</ref> increasing to 226 at the 2011 Census but now including Letwell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123717&c=Gildingwells&d=16&e=62&g=6355572&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1457533418524&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=9 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>

Situated on a rural crossroads, Gildingwells is little more than a collection of farms. Education and shopping needs are fulfilled by the nearby settlements of Dinnington and Woodsetts.

The name Gildingwells probably derives from the Old English ''gildandewellas'' meaning 'the gushing springs'. Alternatively, the first element could be derived from ''gylden'' meaning 'golden'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire+WR/Gildingswells|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref>

==See also== *Listed buildings in Gildingwells

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==External links== {{commons category-inline|Gildingwells}}

Category:Villages in South Yorkshire Category:Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham Category:Civil parishes in South Yorkshire