Barnsley
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Barnsley is a large town and a metropolitan district in South Yorkshire, England. Its population, according to the 2001 census, is 218,100. The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley covers an area of 32,863 hectares and is bisected by the M1 motorway; it is rural to the west, and largely urban/industrial to the east.
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2 Industry 3 Buildings, Landmarks and Institutions 4 Culture 5 Sport 6 Places 7 External links |
History
The name Barnsley originates from the Anglo-Saxon description 'Beorn's lay' (where a 'lay' is a clearing). The town is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1089.
Industry
The town lies on the River Dearne, approximately twenty kilometres north of Sheffield. The town is famous for coal mining, but all the mines have now closed. Barnsley is twinned with Schwabisch Gmund in Germany, and Gorlovka in Ukraine. The coat of arms for the town includes a coal miner and a glass-blower.
Buildings, Landmarks and Institutions
Culture
Famous people from Barnsley include Obadiah Walker, Joseph Locke, Joanne Harris, Joe Brammer, Michael Parkinson, Geoffrey Boycott, Brian Glover, Darren Gough, Harold Bird, Mick McCarthy, Arthur Scargill, Kate Rusby and Sam Nixon.
Sport
Barnsley F.C football team play in the Second Division of the English league.
Places
Settlements in the borough of Barnsley include:External links
| Districts of England - Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| 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 |