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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Park Gate like this:
Parkgate, eccl. dist. and vil. (ry. sta. Park Gate and Rawmarsh), Rotherham and Rawmarsh pars., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire - dist., partly within the municipal limits of Rotherham, pop. 6318; vil., 2 miles NE. of Rotherham; P.O., T.O., called Park Gate; has extensive iron and steel works.
Park Gate is now part of ROTHERHAM District. Click here for graphs and data of how ROTHERHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Park Gate itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Park Gate, in Rotherham and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25004
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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