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Goldthorpe
Goldthorpe is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it was anciently a small medieval farming village, Goldthorpe is recorded in the Domesday Book and was under the Manor of Bolton upon Dearne which was once owned by Roger de Busli. The village falls within the Dearne North Ward of the Barnsley MBC.
Goldthorpe (surname)
Goldthorpe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Goldthorpe, English rugby footballer
- Bill "Goldie" Goldthorpe, Canadian ice hockey player
- John Goldthorpe, British sociologist
- John Goldthorpe (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1890s
- Noel Goldthorpe, Australian rugby league footballer