Cawthorne Village is Latitude 53′34; Longitude 1′34 W. The Survey of the Township is on sheets 261, 262, and 273, 274 of the Ordnance Survey. The nearest place where the Rainfall has been regularly observed is Barnsley, which is four miles E.S.E. of Cawthorne. The following is the Rainfall there for the last three years with that of some other places selected for comparison. The number after the Rainfall is that of the days in the year upon which .01 of an inch of rain, or more, has fallen:
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1878 1879 1880 FEETABOVE SEA. IN. DAYS. IN DAYS. IN. DAYS. Barnsley 350 26.01 188 28.25 206 38.63 173 Dunford Reservoir 1,100 52.09 209 49.57 243 59.92 223 Ingbirchworth 853 39.54 209 37.83 230 49.00 211 Wakefield (prison) 96 27.88 181 25.04 180 37.22 164 Goole 21 20.74 136 19.80 156 32.17 145 Huddersfield 350 32.54 175 28.93 38.92 187 Manchester 110 31.73 196 31.15 183 34.65 170 Appleby, Lincs 60 26.42 26.32 199 29.63 164 Ambleside 175 66.33 65.09 194 73.46 198 Scafell pike 3,200 49.25 53.96 The Stye, Cumb. 1,077 149.04 148.55 163.40
The observers' names are given in the order of the places they observe at: Dr. Sadler; Mr. Geo. Whitfield; Mr. Greenwood; Dr. Clarke; Mr. Boyd; Mr. Robson; Mr. J. King, junr.; Rev. Canon Cross; Mr. F. M. T. Jones (Lesketh How); Mr. J. Maitland; do.
The village of Cawthorne is very fairly provided with water since a regular supply was obtained in 1865 by laying down iron pipes from Margery Wood on the High Hoyland side of the valley. The beautiful Stone Cross where this supply now empties itself in Church Street—"Maypole hill"—is one of the interesting features of the village. It was given by the Misses Frances and Maria Stanhope, of Banks Hall, in 1866, and was designed by Mr. Shaw of Saddleworth as being in character with the ancient Norman Cross built into the exterior East wall of the North Chancel aisle. It bears the text, "Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever
