There was a church here at a very early period. The later Early English Church which had a fine chancel with a lady chapel and one belonging to the lord of Wyckersley, although in excellent preservation, was taken down, with the exception of the tower, in 1834. The present church of St. Alban is a building of stone in the Gothic style consisting of a chancel, erected in 1886 at a cost of around £300, nave and an embattled tower containing 3 bells; the whole of the windows are stained, the reredos was erected in 1890 as a memorial to the late William Aldam, Esq., lord of the manor, who died in 1890. The register dates from the year 1540 and there is a complete list of rectors from 1240. The benifice is a rectory, net yearly value £355, with residence in the gift of Mrs. Freeman, and held since 1909 by the Rev. Charles Powell Morris B. A. of St. Johns College, Cambridge.
There is a Wesleyan Chapel, built in 1828 and a Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1878.
The Wickersley Institute and club erected in 1862 by the late W. H. Yates M. D., at a cost of £1500 contains a library museum, lecture hall and house for the manager.
William Wright Warde-Aldam, Esq., of Frickley Hall, who is lord of the manor, W. H. Y. Titcomb., Esq., Sir George R. Sitwell, Bart, Capt. E. T. C. Bower of Broxholme, Scarborough, and the Rector are owners of the soil.
The population in 1901 was 703 and 953 in 1911, and the area is 1273 acres, rateable value, £2678.
The National School was built in 1855 at a coast of £750. The County Council School, mixed, was built in 1910 at a cost of £6000, for 400 children.
Rotherham is the nearest Railway Station.
Motor Omnibuses run on weekdays from Rotherham through Wickersley to Maltby and Dinnington.
Carriers pass through to Rotherham, Monday and Friday.
Post, M.O. and T. Office, Albert Edward Varah, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive via Rotherham at 5.45 a.m. delivered at 6.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. and dispatched at 1, 5.50 and 9 p.m.; Sundays, 5.40 p.m.
Marked thus * should be addressed, Silverwood, Bramley, Rotherham.
George Frederick Aizlewood, Farmer
Edward Annett, Schoolmaster
Mrs. Mary Ash, Northfield
William Ash, Farmer, Brecks Farm
Edward Avill, Shopkeeper
James Baker, Builder
Arthur Baker Bayliss, Springfield House
*George Lister Beevers, Grindstone Manufacturer, Siverwood
John Thomas Bell, Grindstone Manufacturer
George Boyd, Newsagent
Frederick Burden, Cart Owner
James Cavill & Co. Treasurer Wickersley Institute and Club, resides The Hall
*Jas Cavill & Co., Grindstone Manufacturers
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Clark, Vict, Three Horseshoes
Lawson Cliff, Farmer
Thomas Cliff, Farmer
Charles E. Coldwell, Vict. Masons Arms
Hy. Collins, Schoolmaster, resides Bramley
John Thomas Dobb, Farmer
William Dobb, Farmer
Geoge Danstone, Cart Owner
John Edington, Police Constable
*Ellis & Collins, Grindstone Manufacturer, Siverwood
Tom Foers, Farmer, Hollin Hill Farm
George France, Cart Owner
Herbert Gott, Farmer
Walter Greaves, Bank Manager, Wickersley House
Albert Hall, Cart Owner
Fred Helliwell. Farmer
*Jackson Bros, Grindstone Manufacturer
Frederick Jackson (Brothers)
Geoge Kennen, Blacksmith
Harry Kennen, Cycle Repairer
John Knowles, Farmer
Mrs. Mary Jane Law
Fred Longden, Vict, White Swan
Charles Henry Longdin, Quarryfield
Wm Ernest Marston, Market Gardener
Midgley Bros, Farmers, Grange Farm
Rev. Charles Powell Morris, B.A., Rector, The Rectory
Joseph Osborne (William & Son), Resides Northfield House
William Osborne & Son, Grindstone Manufacturers
Henry Peniston, Farmer
John Peniston, Farmer
Mrs. Selina Raddigan, Shopkeeper
Charles Randerson
George Randerson
William Randerson, Butcher
William Roberts, Quarry Owner
Mrs. Jane Roddis, Farmer
Thomas Roddis, Grindstone Manufacturer
Henry Roddis Grindstone Manufacturer
Wm Henry Roddis, Assistant Overseer
Tom Trythall Rowe, Artist, The Institute
*Sargan & Son, Quarry Owners and Grindstone Manufacturer, Siverwood
William Saxton, Grindstone Manufacturer, resides Springfield House
Richard Scales, Shopkeeper
Joseph Shaw, Assistant Schoolmaster, Garden Cottage
Alfd & Fred Shaw, Grindstone Manufacturers
John Alfred Slack, Artificial Teeth Manufacturer,Airmount
Edward Styring, Farmer
John Henry Styring, Butcher
Mrs Lucy Styring
William Holt Yates Titcomb, Artist, The Institute
Edward Trickett, Shopkeeper
Albert Edward Varah, Saddler and Sub-postmaster
William Varah, Builder, Ross Cottage
Thomas J. Voss, Relieving Officer
*Wadsworth E.H. & C.F. Bros, Grindstone Manufacturers
Frederick George Wadsworth, Quarry Owner
*John Wadsworth & Sons, Grindstone Manufacturers
John W Wadsworth, Joiner
Lawrence Wadsworth, Farmer
Mrs. Martha Wadsworth, Holly View
*Thomas Walker, Carlyle House
John E. Ward, Grindstone Manufacturer
Wickersley Institute and Club, James Cavill, Treasurer
John Hunter Williamson, Farmer
William Winder, Sexton
Mrs. Sarah A. Wright, The Grange
Occupants of cottages in Wickersley in 1911
Mr. J. Boyd
Mr. Cheetham
Mr. A. Gillott
Mr. Graham
Mr. Hall
Mr. Hutchinson
Mrs. Hunter
Mr. Kelly
Mr. Harry Kennen and Mrs. Esther Ann Kennen
Mr. M. Knight
Mr. Mergerson
Mr. J. Padley
Mrs. Padley (separate cottage to the above)
Mr. J. Scholey
Mrs. Scholey (separate cottage to the above)
Mr. Smith
Mr. R. Spencer
Mr. Walker
North Fields, Private House Mrs. Ash
North Fields, Private House Mr. Joseph Osborne
North Fileds, Farm House Mr. Cliff
Bramley Road, Cottage Mrs. Winder
Bramley Road, Cottage Mr. A. Shaw
Bramley Road Lock-up Butcher’s Shop, Randerson.