Silkstone
Silkstone is a locality in Barnsley, England. Silkstone is situated nearby to the locality Hill Top, as well as near Fall Bank.Places of Interest
Highlights include Silkstone Common railway station and Dodworth railway station.
Silkstone Common railway station
Railway station
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The present Silkstone Common railway station, which opened by British Rail on 14 May 1983 serves the village of Silkstone Common, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.
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.
Church of All Saints, Silkstone
Church
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The Church of All Saints is the parish church in the village of Silkstone in South Yorkshire, England. It is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Leeds. The building is Grade I listed and dates back to at least the 12th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darton and Dodworth.
Darton
Village
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Darton is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, on the border with West Yorkshire, England. At the time of the 2001 UK census, it had a population of 14,927, increasing to 21,345 for both Darton Wards at the 2011 Census. Darton is situated 3 miles northeast of Silkstone.
Dodworth
Village
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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.
Penistone
Town
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Penistone is a market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 13,270 at the 2021 census. Penistone is situated 3 miles southwest of Silkstone.
Silkstone
- Type: Locality
- Location: Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.5411° or 53° 32′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.5658° or 1° 33′ 57″ westElevation
384 feet (117 metres)Open location code
9C5WGCRM+CMGeoNames ID
7291583
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