Heritage
Bole Hill area and Spa Farm
Flint Tools were discovered on the slopes of Bole Hill, proving there was a settlement around 6000 BC.
Before being part of the township of Treeton, Bole Hill was a secluded hamlet. The Town House or Workhouse was here, well away from the village.
Bole Hill Quarries - stone from here was used in the building of the Corn Exchange, Sheffield. A John Hartland was quarry owner in the 1880's
Dukes Cottage was the home of George Ardron, brother of Nicholas Ardron, about 1650.
Added to the Listed Buildings list on 29th March,1968. Read more »
Ardron
The Ardrons played an important part in village life. According to John Fisher, a James married Katharine Stacye, daughter of Thomas Stacye and Isabel Mitford, of Ballifield Hall, Handsworth.
Nicholas Ardron published the Ploughmans Vindication . Children:
- Rebecca m. 29 Sept 1661 to James Bate (c1631) of Greenhill.
- John Ardron died on 3rd September, 1685. His widow was possibly Barbara Ardron
- Sarah m. George Harrison(1620-1707) of Orgreave
James Ardron
James Ardron, born about 1561 at Treeton, , married about 1590, Katherine Stacye ,born about 1565, daughter of John STACYE(1539-1593) Born: Abt 1539 At Balefield, Handsworth Yorks and Anne PARKER(about 1543-1609)
In 1663 a James Ardron inscribed his mark on his church pew.
The Stacye family lived at Ballifield Hall and Cinderhill until the 19th century. The line died out in 1903.
Children of James and Kathryn:
- William ARDRON Born: Abt 1591 in Yorkshire
- Katherine ARDRON Born: Abt 1593 in Yorkshire
- Ann ARDRON ( Born: Abt 1595 in Yorkshire
- Elizabeth ARDRON Born: Abt 1597 in Yorkshire who possibly married Nicholas Bellowes(Burrowes/Boroughs) at some stage of Guilthwaite Rotherham
Spa Farm
In 1630 the owner was George Westby, who lived at nearby Guilthwaite Hall. It was he who discovered a spring on the Spa Estate, with - he claimed medicinal properties. People came from miles around for treatment.
After the death of Westby the estate went into decline.
I understand that the present owners stil get their water supply from this underground source.
This image shows the Farmbuilding at
Spa House Farm
approximately
35 metres to
north of farmhouse, made a listed building on 19th February, 1986.
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Ibbotson
In 1767 the Ibbotsons farmed here. They have floor memorials inside the church.
Later tenants were : Stentons, Boomers, Naylors, Howards, Foers, Twiggs and Hirsts. In 1881 Samuel Brown farmed here.
Stenton
Reference: SY/798/F1/10 Probate copy of will of William Stenton of Spaw House, parish of Treeton, labourer
Just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses to be paid; all household goods and furniture and personal estate to two sons John and James on trust to divide same equally between his children Sarah Beaumont, Mary Jones, Hannah Rodgers, Elizabeth Armitage, Ann Vaines and said John Stenton in equal shares; all tenement or dwellinghouse with outbuildings and gardens situated in Whiston to his son James providing he pays £49 equally amongst said children 6 months after father's death; directions should above sum he paid prior to father's death; appoints sons John and James executors.
Signed: 30 Apr 1829
Source Sheffield Archives: South Yorkshire Wills
Boomer
In 1806, Jacob Boomer obtained a lease for 21 years : Spaw House in Treeton; property: messuage called Spaw House and several fields belonging; rent £250
The Boomers had connections with nearby Howarth/Haworth Hall and Broom(Jonathan), Rotherham
The Mercers
Nearby at this time, lived the Mercers.
Brown
Farming 240 acres and employing 3 men at Spa Farm in 1881 were:
- Samuel BROWN, age 68 born at York
- his wife, Eliza BROWN age 66 from York
- Thomas BROWN Son age 26 b. York
- Fanny BROWN Dauughter age 22 b. York
- George BROWN Visitor age 76 b. York
- Fanny ARMITAGE Visitor age 4 b. York
- James SNELL, age 16 b. Nottingham, Farm Servant (Indoors)
- Frederick RING, age 15 b. Buckingham, Farm Servant (Indoors)
- Mary E. ALLTON age 14 b. Leicester, Domestic Servant
The following pictures show Joe Brown at Spa Farm
Joe Brown was living in Spa Farm Cottages in 1881 with his wife Ada, and children Florence aged 2 and Harriot H. age 6 months.