Royston

Royston is a village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in , England. Historically, the village formed part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated into the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley in 1974 and is now on the border with .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 9,580 residents
  • Description: village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England
  • Also known as: “Royston, Barnsley” and “Royston, South Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Monckton Coke Works.

Church
Photo: Chemical Engineer, Public domain.
The is an active parish church located in Royston, , England. Dating from the 12th century, with major 14th- and 15th-century rebuilds, the building was designated a Grade I listed building on 11 November 1966.

Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a coking plant near Royston in , England. The plant opened in 1884 and was closed 130 years later in 2014, being one of the last remnants of the coal industry in Yorkshire.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 miles west of Royston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carlton and Athersley.

Village
Photo: Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in , England. It is situated between the villages of and Royston.

Suburb
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is a in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, , England.

Neighborhood
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a housing estate in in , . The 'New Lodge' estate is located to the north of Barnsley on the A61 near . is situated 1½ miles southwest of Royston.

Royston

Latitude
53.5983° or 53° 35′ 54″ north
Longitude
-1.45694° or 1° 27′ 25″ west
Population
9,580
Elevation
226 feet (69 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB ZCU
Open location code
9C5WHGXV+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27330616
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2639017
Wiki­data ID
Q1617071
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Royston” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Royston (Hegoaldeko Yorkshire)”
  • Basque: “Royston”
  • Cebuano: “Royston”
  • Dutch: “Royston”
  • French: “Royston”
  • German: “Royston”
  • Irish: “Royston”
  • Italian: “Royston”
  • Persian: “رویستون، یورک‌شر جنوبی”
  • Polish: “Royston”
  • Spanish: “Royston”
  • Swedish: “Royston, South Yorkshire”
  • Swedish: “Royston”
  • Urdu: “روئسٹن، ساؤتھ یارکشائر”

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