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Hoylandswaine is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley,
Hoylandswaine Village Hall
Villages in South Yorkshire {{SouthYorkshire-geo-stub
Hoylandswaine is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
In N ...
, England.
Located near Penistone
Penistone ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 22,909 at the 2011 census. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is west of Barnsley, n ...
and west of the M1 along the A628 it enjoys easy access to more significant locales such as Sheffield
Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...
, Barnsley
Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...
, and Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
.
Local events
Annually, there is a "Scarecrow Festival". The festival consists of villagers creating their own scarecrows, often with locally sourced hay, and placing them around the village. Children can then go and, for a small cost, pick up a sheet with activities relating to the scarecrows.Education
The local school primary school is Hoylandswaine Primary School, located within the village. The majority of secondary students go toPenistone Grammar School
Penistone Grammar School (PGS) is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Penistone, South Yorkshire, England.
Founded in 1392, it is the 45th oldest extant school in England with its most notable alumnus being Nicholas ...
, and some go to Penistone Grammar Post-16 for further education.
Nail forge
Historically, Hoylandswaine produced nails. The nail forge ceased operations shortly after theSecond World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, and is currently a Grade II listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
. The forge is normally open to the public in September.
See also
*Listed buildings in Penistone
Penistone is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The parish contains 82 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, o ...
External links
Hoylandswaine Village Hall
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