Monk Bretton

Monk Bretton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in , England. It lies approximately two miles north-east from town centre. Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Wikipedia
Photo: Drax, Public domain.
Photo: Drax, Public domain.
  • Type: Suburb with 10,800 residents
  • Description: village in South Yorkshire, UK
  • Also known as: “Monk Bretton, South Yorkshire”
Photo: Drax, Public domain.
Photo: Drax, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monk Bretton standing cross and Oakwell.

Cross
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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.

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is a ruined medieval priory located in the village of , and close to Monk Bretton, , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smithies and Lundwood.

Neighborhood
is an area of in , England. It lies about two miles north-east of the town centre. was historically a village in the township of Monk Bretton in the parish of in the West Riding of Yorkshire, on the border with the township of .

Suburb
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in in , .

Neighborhood
Barnsley is a market town in , . It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire.

Monk Bretton

Latitude
53.56688° or 53° 34′ 1″ north
Longitude
-1.45425° or 1° 27′ 15″ west
Population
10,800
Elevation
354 feet (108 metres)
Open location code
9C5WHG8W+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 340146544
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13271777
Wiki­data ID
Q3425492
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Monk Bretton” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Monk Bretton”
  • French: “Monk Bretton”
  • Irish: “Monk Bretton”
  • Italian: “Monk Bretton”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Monk Bretton”
  • Norwegian: “Monk Bretton”
  • Polish: “Monk Bretton”
  • Swedish: “Monk Bretton”
  • Urdu: “مونک بریٹن”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monk Bretton Post Office and Monk Bretton Memorial Garden.

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