Platts Common

Platts Common is a locality in Barnsley, England. Platts Common is situated nearby to the village Blacker Hill, as well as near Upper Hoyland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lowe Stand and Church of St Peter.

Lowe Stand

Ruins

Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lowe Stand is an 18th-century folly built for Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, and likely originally intended as a hunting lodge. It is situated in the South Yorkshire town of Hoyland, 5 miles south-east of Barnsley.

Church of St Peter

Church

Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Elsecar railway station

Railway station

Photo: Captain Scarlet, CC BY 2.5.

Elsecar railway station is a railway station serving the village of Elsecar in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the Penistone Line and Hallam Line served by Northern Trains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jump and Hoyland.

Jump

Village

Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jump is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is north-east of Hoyland, separated from it by the Jump Valley, through which a stream runs.

Hoyland

Town

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Hoyland is a town and district in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The town has also been known as Nether Hoyland. When the urban district council was formed the name used was Hoyland Nether Urban District Council.

Elsecar

Village

Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Elsecar is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is near to Jump and Wentworth, it is also 2 miles south of Hoyland, 6 miles south of Barnsley and 8 miles north-east of Sheffield.

Platts Common

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

53.50901° or 53° 30′ 32″ north

Longitude

-1.44236° or 1° 26′ 33″ west

Elevation

472 feet (144 metres)

Open location code

9C5WGH55+J3

GeoNames ID

12265439

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hoyland Lowe and Wombwell railway station.

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