Whin Moor

Whin Moor is a locality in Penistone, Barnsley, England. Whin Moor is situated nearby to the locality Kine Moor, as well as near Bentcliff Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silkstone Common railway station and Church of All Saints, Silkstone.

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.

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.

Silkstone glassworks

Commercial area

Silkstone glassworks is situated at Pot House Hamlet, a historic former industrial site in Silkstone, South Yorkshire, England. A glass works was established at Silkstone around 1659 by John Pilmey, who had emigrated from France some years earlier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silkstone and Hoylandswaine.

Silkstone

Village

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Silkstone is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, around 4 miles west of Barnsley.

Hoylandswaine

Village

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Hoylandswaine is a village in the civil parish of Penistone, in the Barnsley district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. In 2021 it had a population of 1038.