Barnsley

Barnsley is a large town in 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Oakwell and Dodworth railway station.

Stadium
Photo: Martin Thirkettle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a multi-purpose sports ground in , , used by Barnsley Football Club for home fixtures, and those of their reserves.

Railway station
serves the village of , in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, , . The station is 2 miles 71 chains west of Barnsley on the Penistone Line between and Sheffield.

Park
Photo: ChicXulub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 47-acre public open space and one of the largest outdoor green spaces in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Worsbrough and Stairfoot.

Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district 2 to 3 miles south of in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, , England. Before 1974, had its own urban district council in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Suburb
is a ward in , , England. It is perhaps so named because it lies at the bottom of a valley in between the undulations of two small hills on the old road from Barnsley to . is situated 2½ miles east of Barnsley.

Barnsley

Latitude
53.5333° or 53° 32′ north
Longitude
-1.5° or 1° 30′ west
Population
241,000
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
Abbreviation
“BNS”
Open location code
9C5WGGM2+82
Geo­Names ID
3333122
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Satellite Map

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