Barnsley
Barnsley is a large town in South Yorkshire in the north of England, nowadays a metropolis. It grew up as a linen-making town, but then in the 18th and 19th century made its living from coal-mining, glass-making and steel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oakwell and Dodworth railway station.
Oakwell
Stadium
Photo: Martin Thirkettle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oakwell is a multi-purpose sports ground in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England used by Barnsley Football Club for home fixtures, and those of their reserves.
Dodworth railway station
Railway station
Dodworth railway station serves the village of Dodworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The station is 2 miles 71 chains west of Barnsley on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and Sheffield.
Locke Park
Park
Photo: ChicXulub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Locke Park is a 47-acre public open space and one of the largest outdoor green spaces in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Worsbrough and Dodworth.
Worsbrough
Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Worsbrough is a district 2 to 3 miles south of Barnsley in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Before 1974, Worsbrough had its own urban district council in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Dodworth
Village
Photo: ChicXulub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dodworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 5,742, increasing to 5,900 at the 2011 Census.
Barnsley
Latitude
53.5333° or 53° 32′ northLongitude
-1.5° or 1° 30′ westPopulation
241,000Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)Abbreviation
“BNS”Open location code
9C5WGGM2+82GeoNames ID
3333122
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