Wortley Top Forge
Wortley Top Forge is a historic site in Wortley, Barnsley, England. Wortley Top Forge is situated nearby to the forest Forge Wood, as well as near Sharp Ford Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wortley Top Forge and Holy Trinity Church.
Wortley Top Forge
Museum
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wortley Top Forge is an historic former finery forge and ironworks originally dating back to the seventeenth century, although evidence suggests iron working took place in the vicinity as early as the fourteenth century.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: Martin Speck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is situated 1 mile northwest of Wortley Top Forge.
Wortley Arms
Pub
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Wortley Arms is a pub, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Wortley Top Forge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wortley and Thurgoland.
Wortley
Village
Wortley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 579, increasing to 626 at the 2011 Census. Wortley is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as Wirtleie.
Thurgoland
Village
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Thurgoland is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England, on the A629 road. The village is less than 6 miles from Barnsley, the nearest major town.
Green Moor
Village
Green Moor is a village near Wortley in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, in the parish of Hunshelf and close to Penistone and Oxspring. Green Moor used to be a stone quarry in the last century but has since become a predominantly commuter and retirement village.
Wortley Top Forge
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Wortley, Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.49482° or 53° 29′ 41″ northLongitude
-1.55706° or 1° 33′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C5WFCVV+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 276009244OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wortley Top Forge Miniature Railway and Forge Wood.
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