HOYLAND (NETHER), a chapelry in the parish of WATH-upon-DEARN, northern division of the wapentake of STRAFFORTH-AND-TICKHILL, West riding of the county of YORK, 5 miles (S.S.E.) from Barnesley, containing, with Upper Hoyland, 1229 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry and diocese of York, endowed with £ 800 private benefaction, £200 royal bounty, and £1300 parliamentary grant, and in the patronage of the Vicar of Wath upon Dearn. A new church is being erected by means of a grant from the parliamentary commissioners. Ten poor boys and ten poor girls are educated for £ 10 per annum, paid by Earl Fitzwilliam.