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Barnsley (borough) - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Archbishopric, Archdiocese, Arrondissement, Bailiwick, Bishopric, Burg, Burgh, Canton, City, Commune, Conurbation, County, Departement, Diocese, District, Duchy, Electorate, Exurb
Borough of Barnsley
Barnsley
Geography
Status:Metropolitan borough
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial County:South Yorkshire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 150th
329.05 km²
Admin. HQ:Barnsley
ONS code:00CC
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density
Ranked 54th
217,932
662 / km²
Ethnicity:99.1% White
Politics
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.barnsley.gov.uk
Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
Executive:Labour
MPs:Eric Illsley, Jeff Ennis, Michael Clapham

Barnsley is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley.

The borough is bisected by the M1 motorway; it is rural to the west, and largely urban/industrial to the east.

Places

Settlements in the borough of Barnsley include:

Ardsley, Athersley
Barugh, Barugh-Green, Billingley, Birdwell, Bolton upon Dearne, Brierley, Broadway, Burton
Carlecotes, Carlton, Cawthorne, Cubley, Cudworth
Darfield, Darton, Dodworth, Dunford Bridge
Elsecar
Gawber, Gilroyd, Goldthorpe, Great Houghton, Grimethorpe
High Hoyland, Higham, Honeywell, Hood Green, Hoyland, Hoyland Common
Ingbirchworth
Jump
Kendray, Kexbrough, Kingstone
Little Houghton, Lundwood
Mapplewell, Millhouse, Millhouse Green, Monk Bretton
New Lodge
Oxspring
Platts Common, Penistone, Pilley
Redbrook, Royston
Shafton, Silkstone Common, Smithies, Staincross, Stairfoot
Tankersley, Thurgoland, Thurlstone, Thurnscoe
Ward Green, Wilthorpe, Woolley Colliery, Wombwell, Wortley, Worsbrough


Districts of England - Yorkshire and the Humber Flag of England
Barnsley | Bradford | Calderdale | Craven | Doncaster | East Riding of Yorkshire | Hambleton | Harrogate | Hull | Kirklees | Leeds | North Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | Richmondshire | Rotherham | Ryedale | Scarborough | Selby | Sheffield | Wakefield | York
Administrative counties with multiple districts: North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire
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