Tickhill

Doncaster - South Yorkshire

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Village Information

Tickhill is a large village (some call it a town!) lying some 8 miles south of Doncaster. Historically its presence goes back as far as 1066 when William I gave lands to Roger de Busli who administered them as the Honour of Tickhill.

Today Tickhill is a lively village with residents commuting to Doncaster, Sheffield and beyond. It boasts a castle, a duckpond, a fine church, dating from the 15th century, and a great number of public houses.

The shopping includes exclusive dress shops, an arcade with a travel agent, a kitchenware shop, as well as an up-market gift shop, and a cafe. There are two supermarkets, one of which is still run as a family business.

Visitors to the village will find a garage with an off-licence, two butchers shops and a DIY shop. Most every day items can be purchased in the village. There are good bus links to Doncaster and Sheffield including a direct link to the Meadowhall Shopping Centre.

A well known annual event is the Christmas Eve carol singing which takes place at the Buttercross in the centre of Tickhill and is lead by the Salvation Army band..

In the summer the Scouts & Guides Association organise the Tickhill Gala when the parade though the village includes floats and the Gala Queen. When the procession gets to the recreation ground prizes are awarded for the best float. There is often a tug of war between local pubs (with a barrel of beer to the winner!) and various displays. Plenty of stalls sell a vaiety of goods and food is always available. The gala even goes on in the rain but fortunately it usually shines on Gala Day.

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History

The Castle

The Conqueror gave it to Roger de Busli, with 49 manors in this county. It was of such dignity, in former times, that all the manors round, belonging to it, were styled the honour of Tickhill. King Henry I. seized on this honour, and other succeeding Kings did the like. King Edward III. gave it to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, from whom it passed to Henry IV. and has remained in the Dutchy of Lancaster ever since. In the reign of Charles I. it was regarded as a strong fortress, and garrisoned by the King's troops. After the battle of Marston Moor, and the surrender of York to the Parliament's forces, the Earl of Manchester sent Col. Lilburn to reduce, this Castle, being induced to it by the complaints of the inhabitants of the surrounding country, to whom it was exceedingly oppressive. After two days siege, the garrison capitulated; and Major Monkton, the Governor, Col. and Major Redhead, with other officers, some of their wives, eighty musketeers, and sixty horse, surrendered themselves prisoners of war. There was only one piece of cannon mounted, one hundred muskets, some powder and match, and above a hundred quarters of grain, many barrels of salt, butter, store of cheese, powdered beef; besides beasts and sheep.

In 1646/7, the Parliament ordered that this Castle, with several others, should be dismantled, and rendered untenable. The circular tower was, in consequence, demolished. Since its union with the Crown, in the time of Henry IV. the honour of Tickhill, appurtenant to the Castle, has been held either by the Monarch, or leased out to courtiers. In the 17th of James I. 1620, the King demised it to Sir John Walker, and other trustees, for ninety nine years, in trust for Prince Henry, then alive, and afterwards for Prince Charles, and to grant, assign, and surrender it upon request, according to their discretions after this, it was granted to the Sandersons, Earls of Castleton, whose seat was at Sandbeck, and has descended in lease, with the possessions of that family in 1723, to the Earls of Scarborough.

 

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