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Listed Buildings In High Hoyland
High Hoyland is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The parish contains twelve Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish contains the village of High Hoyland and the surrounding countryside, and, to the north, the southernmost part of Bretton Park, to the south of the lakes. The listed buildings in Bretton Park are a well, a grotto, and a footbridge. The listed buildings in and around the village are a church and memorials in the churchyard, a farmhouse, and a field barn. __NOTOC__ Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:High Hoyland Lists of listed buildings in South Yorkshire Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Hoyland
High Hoyland is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with West Yorkshire. It lies to the west of Kexbrough, and is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 200 metres above sea level. At the 2001 census it had a population of 142, reducing to 128 at the 2011 Census. There are many Hoylands in Barnsley - there is the village of Hoyland itself south east of Barnsley on the road to Sheffield, which includes the former hamlets of Hoyland Common, Upper Hoyland and Hoyland Nether (''nether'' being old English for "lower"). Hoylandswaine is located on the opposite side of the wide valley, and at almost 1000 feet above sea level has a wilder and bleaker feel than ''High Hoyland''. The word Hoyland is derived from Norse, and at its simplest means "farm on a hill". Despite there being countless farms on hills around England, the majority of the Hoylands are concentrated in Barnsley. History There is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
