High Hoyland
High Hoyland is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It lies to the west of Kexbrough in between there and Clayton West, and is located at approximately, at an elevation of around 200 metres above sea level. At the 2001 census it had a population of 142, reducing to 128 at the 2011 Census.
History
There is some evidence to suggest that High Hoyland has quite an ancient history, though no archaeological survey has yet taken place. Some people believe the village may have been the site of an Iron Age hill fort, and its strategic hilltop location would surely have been a good place for one. Nearby Kexbrough also lends weight to the theory, since the "burghs" were originally strongholds.The village was nevertheless in existence in 1086 when the Domesday survey was compiled. The village was listed as Heyholand, being one of only 16 settlements in present-day South Yorkshire to be recorded.
The name Hoyland derives from the Old English hōhland meaning 'land on a hill spur'.
Today a bridleway runs along the ridge above the village; originally this was a trans-Pennine salt track, and was also mentioned in the Domesday survey.