Penistone

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penistone railway station and Penistone Town Hall.

Penistone railway station

Railway station

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Penistone railway station serves the town of Penistone, in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The current station, at the junction of the Woodhead Line and Penistone Line, opened in 1874; it replaced a station solely on the Woodhead Line, dating from the line's opening by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1845.

Penistone Town Hall

Town hall

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Penistone Town Hall is a municipal building in Shrewsury Road in Penistone, a town in South Yorkshire, in England. It serves as the meeting place of Penistone Town Council.

Penistone Paramount Cinema

Movie theater

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The Penistone Paramount Cinema is a community cinema and theatre in Shrewsbury Road in Penistone, near Barnsley, in the heart of the South Yorkshire Pennines. Besides the film releases, there are also live shows and monthly organ concerts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Denby Dale and Oxspring.

Denby Dale

Village

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Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is 8 miles north-west of Barnsley and 10 miles south-east of Huddersfield. Denby Dale is situated 3 miles north of Penistone.

Oxspring

Village

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Oxspring is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,048, increasing to 1,225 at the 2011 Census.

Penistone

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

53.5297° or 53° 31′ 47″ north

Longitude

-1.637° or 1° 38′ 13″ west

Elevation

659 feet (201 metres)

Open location code

9C5WG9H7+V6

GeoNames ID

7299738

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