Darfield is a village within the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It lies about 5 miles East of the town of Barnsley. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Barnsley is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Barnsley is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, lying on the River Dearne, approximately twenty kilometres north of Sheffield. ...

History

Many Roman coins have been unearthed in Darfield, and there is evidence to suggest that the village contained Roman habitations in its distant history. The main Roman currency during most of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire consisted of coins including: the aureus (gold), the denarius (silver), the sestertius (bronze), the dupondius (bronze), and the as (copper). ... Roman Empire between AD 60 and 400 with major cities. ...

In Saxon, the name "Feld" describes 'a large area of pasture land' , while the term "Dere" refers to the deer which inhabited the forest. When combined, this gives the name Derefeld which later became Darfield. The Saxons were a large and powerful Germanic people located in what is now northwestern Germany and a small section of the eastern Netherlands. ...

There are records of an 8th century church in Darfield, but when the Domesday Book was written in 1089 there was no mention of it. Domesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was like a census by the government today. ... Events Northumbria divided by the Normans into the counties of Northumberland, County Durham, Yorkshire, Westmorland and Lancashire August 11, powerful Britain Coronation of Rama Varma Kulasekhara in Kerala Synod of Melfi under Pope Urban II imposes slavery on the wives of priests Palmyra destroyed by earthquake Byzantine conquest of Crete...

Darfield remained an insignificant agricultural village for many centuries to come, until 1862. In this year, two coalmining companies sank mine shafts in the Barnsley district to exploit the rich seam of coal running through the area. Although there were no pits in Darfield, the population of the village quickly increased and it became a labour pool for the surrounding coal mines. By 1901, over 4000 people lived there compared to just 600 inhabitants in 1851. 1862 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ...