Thurgoland Village

At the time of Domesday in 1086, Thurgoland was called 'Turgesland', the land of a Saxon named 'Turges'. The land was part of the Yorkshire ‘Kingdom’ of Ailric, but after the Norman Conquest the lands were given to the De Lacys.

The manor house in Thurgoland was Pule Hill Hall Farm. The lords of the manor took the name 'Thurgoland', and in 1622 George Thurgoland sold Pule Hill Hall Farm to John Bamford. The manor house was then taken on by the Keresforths, a prominent Barnsley family, in 1671.

Key to the development of Thurgoland was the Cockshutt family. James Cockshutt, an important figure in the early wire-making industry, owned Wortley Top Forge. He also operated three wire-drawing mills in Thurgoland – Tilt Mill, Old Wire Mill and New Wire Mill on the River Don.