Cawthorne

Cawthorne is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The village was once a centre of the iron and coal mining industry; today it is part of an affluent commuter belt west of Barnsley.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cannon Hall and Cannon Hall Park.

Cannon Hall

Museum

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Cannon Hall is a country house museum located between the villages of Cawthorne and High Hoyland some 5 miles west of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.

Cannon Hall Park

Park

Photo: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Victoria Jubilee Museum

Museum

Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darton and Clayton West.

Darton

Village

Photo: DaveGorman, Public domain.

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 2½ miles northeast of Cawthorne.

Clayton West

Village

Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clayton West is a village in the civil parish of Denby Dale, in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 2,704 in 2008. It is 11 miles south-east of Huddersfield and 7 miles north-west of Barnsley. Clayton West is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cawthorne.

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. Dodworth is situated 3 miles southeast of Cawthorne.

Cawthorne

Type: Locality
Location: Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.5672° or 53° 34′ 2″ north

Longitude

-1.5826° or 1° 34′ 57″ west

Elevation

302 feet (92 metres)

Open location code

9C5WHC88+VX

GeoNames ID

7292836

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