Silkstone Common

{{short description|Village in South Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use British English|date=March 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place |map_type = South Yorkshire |country = England |official_name = Silkstone Common | static_image = Ben Bank Road, Silkstone Common - geograph.org.uk - 5090327.jpg | static_image_caption = Ben Bank Road |coordinates = {{coord|53.5355|-1.5622|scale:25000|display=inline,title}} | type = Village | population = 2,954 | population_ref = (2001 Census)<ref>This population figure is for the civil parish of Silkstone, which also includes the village of Silkstone.{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790631&c=Silkstone&d=16&e=15&g=362854&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=Silkstone CP: Parish Headcounts |accessdate=8 April 2007 |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics }}</ref> |civil_parish = Silkstone |metropolitan_borough = Barnsley |metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire |region = Yorkshire and the Humber |constituency_westminster = Penistone and Stocksbridge  |os_grid_reference = SE290044 |website = http://www.silkstoneparishcouncil.gov.uk }} '''Silkstone Common''' is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is to the south of Silkstone.

==History== One of the most notable events in the history of the village was the Huskar Pit Disaster, which occurred on 4 July 1838 when a freak storm flooded part of the mine, killing 26 children; the youngest was 7 years, the oldest 17. A historical account of this event has been documented in the book entitled ''Children of the Dark''.

thumb|left|South Yorkshire Buildings In 1877, the South Yorkshire Coal and Iron Company built a planned housing development in southwest Silkstone Common called the South Yorkshire Buildings. The buildings are "laid out in a regular pattern surrounded by small allotment gardens" as opposed to "the rest of the settlement, which consists of terraces strung out along existing roads".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sytimescapes.org.uk/zones/barnsley/B11|title=Industrial Settlements|work=South Yorkshire: Historic Environment Characterisation|accessdate=6 November 2024}}</ref>

Historically Silkstone Common is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire in the Wapentake of Staincross, in the ancient parish of Silkstone.

==Transport== Silkstone Common is served by the railway station of the same name, which opened in 1852.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecottagesilkstone.co.uk/history/|title=The History of The Cottage, Silkstone|website=The Cottage, Silkstone|accessdate=6 November 2024}}</ref> Silkstone Waggonway extends to Silkstone Common. There is also the Station Inn.

==Education== thumb|Silkstone Common Junior & Infant School The village has a Junior and Infants School. It is also in close proximity to Penistone Grammar School.

==Amenities== Silkstone Common is home to one pub, The Station and one shop,the Cottage Bakery Shop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshire.com/silkstone-common/|title=Silkstone Common|website=Welcome to Yorkshire|date=8 December 2023 |accessdate=6 November 2024}}</ref>

thumb|Methodist Church, Silkstone Common The village has a Methodist Church, now closed. The Parish Council are investigating the purchase of the building for village use.

Notable buildings include Knabb's Hall which was built in late 17th century for William and Elizabeth Wood of Wortley Forge, and the Old Station House, a building located directly beside the railway line which once housed the railway owner but now functions as a residential building.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1314749 |desc=Knabbe's Hall |accessdate=1 February 2008}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Silkstone Common}}

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