# Kexbrough

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{{Short description|Village in South Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.58|-1.54|display=inline,title}}
| static_image_name        = Kexborough Village.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Churchfield Lane in Kexbrough heading west towards [High Hoyland](/source/High_Hoyland)
| map_type                 = South Yorkshire
| official_name            = Kexbrough
| metropolitan_borough     = [Barnsley](/source/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Barnsley)
| metropolitan_county      = [South Yorkshire](/source/South_Yorkshire)
| population               =
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [)](/source/Barnsley_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) <!-- 2024 -->
| post_town                = BARNSLEY
| postcode_district        = S75
| postcode_area            = S
| dial_code                = 01226
| os_grid_reference        = SE 304 093
}}

'''Kexbrough''' is a village in the [Barnsley](/source/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Barnsley) district, in the county of [South Yorkshire](/source/South_Yorkshire), England, on the border with [West Yorkshire](/source/West_Yorkshire).<ref>{{cite book|title=Barnsley Family History Society Index to 1851 Census: Kexborough|date=1992|publisher=Barnsley Family History Society|isbn=9780951868584<!--|accessdate=9 May 2015-->}}</ref> The village falls within the Darton West ward of Barnsley MBC. It is located west of the [M1 motorway](/source/M1_motorway), just south of Junction 38 at an elevation of around {{convert|107|m|order=flip}} above sea level.  Historically{{When|date=February 2025}} the village was known as Kexborough, and includes the hamlets of Haigh and Swithin.<ref name=":History of Kexborough, in Barnsley and West Riding">{{cite web |title=Kexborough West Riding |url=https://visionofireland.org/place/13178# |website=visionofireland.org |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref> Until 1974 it was in the [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire).

== History ==
Kexbrough is mentioned in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) as belonging to Ilbert of Lacey, and having two villagers, a meadow, ploughlands and six furlongs of woodland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kexbrough {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SE2909/kexbrough/ |website=opendomesday.org |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref> Historically in the parish of Darton and the [wapentake](/source/wapentake) of Staincross, the village is recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Chizeburg'', being ''Kesseburgh'' in the 14th century, and ''Kexbrough'' by the 1580s. The place name is derived from a combination of the [Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse) personal name, ''Keptr'' and the [Old English](/source/Old_English) ''[burh](/source/burh)'', which meant a fortified place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire+WR/Kexbrough|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|accessdate=21 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Moorman |first1=F.&nbsp;W. |title=Place-Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire |date=1910 |publisher=Thoresby Society |location=Leeds |page=113|oclc=4288848}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |author-link=Eilert Ekwall |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names |date=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-869103-3 |pages=74, 274 |edition=4}}</ref>

The village is just west of the M1 motorway, about {{convert|107|m|order=flip}} above sea level, being some {{convert|4.5|mi}} north-west of Barnsley, and {{convert|8.5|mi}} south of [Wakefield](/source/Wakefield).<ref name="OS">{{cite web |title=Kexbrough, Barnsley |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/kexbrough-barnsley |website=getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Darton:, Yorkshire (West Riding) |url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Darton/more |website=genuki.org.uk |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref>

Kexbrough was formerly a [township](/source/Township_(England)) in the parish of [Darton](/source/Darton),<ref name=":History of Kexborough, in Barnsley and West Riding"/> in 1866 Kexbrough became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Darton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10440257|title=Relationships and changes Kexborough CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=13 June 2024}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 1673.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10440257/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Kexborough CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=13 June 2024}}</ref>

== Transport ==
Kexbrough is served by local and Express buses to Barnsley Interchange via Baurgh Green or [Mapplewell](/source/Mapplewell) as well as longer distance services to [Wakefield](/source/Wakefield) and [Leeds](/source/Leeds). Bus companies that operate in Kexbrough are Stagecoach and Globe Coaches.  Bus routes are 93,93a,95,95a,96,96a and X10.<ref>{{cite web |title=95 Bus Route & Timetable: Kexbrough - Barnsley Interchange |url=https://www.stagecoachbus.com/routes/yorkshire/95/kexbrough-barnsley-interchange/xuao095.i |website=stagecoachbus.com |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=93 - Barnsley Interchange - Kexbrough |url=https://bustimes.org/services/93-barnsley-interchange-kexbrough |website=bustimes.org |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref> The nearest railway station is [Darton railway station](/source/Darton_railway_station) on the [Hallam Line](/source/Hallam_Line).<ref>{{cite news |title=For sale: Grand but homely Yorkshire country house |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/sale-grand-homely-yorkshire-country-house-239918 |access-date=2 March 2023 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=21 October 2018}}</ref>  Kexbrough lies directly to the west of [Darton](/source/Darton) and is connected by the [A637 road](/source/A637_road), to the [M1](/source/M1_motorway) at Junction 38.<ref name="OS"/>

==Education==
Kexbrough has two schools, [Darton Academy](/source/Darton_Academy), and Kexborough Primary School.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find an inspection report and registered childcare |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/146320 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=2 March 2023 |date=13 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kexborough Primary School URN: 143556 |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143556 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=2 March 2023 |date=6 November 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Darton](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Darton)

==References==
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Category:Villages in South Yorkshire
Category:Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley

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