The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a

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; the main settlement is Barnsley and other notable towns include

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, ...

Wombwell Wombwell () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The town in the 2011 census was split between a ward called Wombwell, as well as small parts that fell under two other wards called Darfield (specificall ...

and

Hoyland Hoyland is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The town developed from the hamlets of Upper Hoyland, Hoyland and Hoyland Common. The town has also been known as ''Nether Hoyland''. That name was given ...

. The borough is bisected by the

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; it is rural to the west, and largely urban/industrial to the east it is estimated that around 16% of the Borough is classed as Urban overall with this area being home to a vast majority of its residents. Additionally 68% of Barnsley's 32,863 hectares is

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and 9% is

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land, the majority of which is west of the M1. In 2007 it was estimated that Barnsley had 224,600 residents, measured at the 2011 census as 231,221, nine tenths of whom live east of the M1. The borough was formed under the

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, by a merger of the

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of Barnsley with Cudworth, Darfield,

Darton Darton is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (part of South Yorkshire), on the border with West Yorkshire, England. At the time of the 2001 UK census, it had a population of 14,927, increasing to 21,345 for both Darton Ward ...

, Dearne,

Dodworth Dodworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 5,742, increasing to 5,900 at the 2011 Census (9,777 for Dodworth Ward). Histor ...

, Hoyland Nether,

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and Worsborough urban districts, along with

Penistone Rural District Penistone Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was named after but did not contain Penistone. The town itself was contained within the ''Penistone Urban District''. The district was abolished in 1974 by the ...

, part of

Hemsworth Rural District Hemsworth was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Creation The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the Hemsworth Rural Sanitary District. A directly elected rura ...

and part of Wortley Rural District, all in the

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. The borough forms part of both the Sheffield City Region and the Leeds City Region.

Politics

Elections to the council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 63

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s being elected at each election. The council had been controlled by the Labour Party since the first election in 1973. As of the 2011 election the council is composed of the following councillors:- Following the election in 2012 the council has 53 Labour, 5

Barnsley Independent Group Barnsley Independent Group is a British political party in Barnsley, England. The party was founded in January 2006 by a group of former Labour councillors on Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. At that time they had seven councillors, and in t ...

and 5

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s. The borough council elects the mayor every year. On the day of the election, a parade takes place in front of the town hall in honour of the new mayor. Barnsley borough is represented by four MPs:

Dan Jarvis Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis (born 30 November 1972) is a British Labour Party politician and former British Army officer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley Central since 2011. He also served as the Mayor of South Yo ...

for Barnsley Central (Labour), Miriam Cates for Penistone & Stocksbridge (Conservative),

Stephanie Peacock Stephanie Louise Peacock is a British Labour Party politician and former trade union official. She became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley East at the 2017 general election. She retained her seat in the 2019 general election, with a ...

for

Barnsley East Barnsley East is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency in South Yorkshire, represented since 2017 by Stephanie Peacock of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Constituency profile The seat covers the south-east sub ...

(Labour) and John Healey for Wentworth and Dearne CC (Labour).

Towns, wards and villages

* Ardsley,

Athersley Athersley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. History The site now occupied by the estate was once farmland and woodland. A large area from Lee Lane was known as Athersley Wood, which stretched nearly ...

* Barnsley, Barugh,

Barugh-Green Barugh Green (locally pronounced as Bark Green or occasionally mis-pronounced as Bart Green) is a semi-rural commuter village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Barnsley Metropolita ...

Billingley Billingley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, east of Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough ...

, Birdwell,

Bolton upon Dearne Bolton upon Dearne is a village in South Yorkshire, England, in the part of the Dearne Valley through which the River Dearne passes. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is approximately east of Ba ...

, Brierley * Cortonwood, Carlecotes, Carlton,

Cawthorne Cawthorne is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The village was once a centre of the iron and coal mining industry; today it is part of an affluent commuter belt west of Barnsley. ...

, Cubley, Cudworth * Darfield,

, Dunford Bridge * Elsecar * Gawber,

Gilroyd Gilroyd is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in 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 ...

Goldthorpe Goldthorpe is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was anciently a small medieval farming village, Goldthorpe is recorded in the '' Domesday ...

, Great Houghton, Grimethorpe *

Haigh Haigh may refer to: Places *Haigh, Greater Manchester, England - a village * Haigh, West Yorkshire, England - a village Other uses * Haigh (surname) *Haigh's Chocolates, Australian chocolatier *Haigh Foundry Haigh Foundry was an ironworks and f ...

(half in Wakefield district),

Hemingfield Hemingfield is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Hoyland Milton Ward of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. The village has two pubs, The Albion and The Elephant & Castl ...

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 2 ...

, Higham,

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Hood Green Hood Green is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It is near the villages of Dodworth and Silkstone and is within the Penistone and Stocksbridge parliamentary constituency An electoral district, ...

, Hoylandswaine * Ingbirchworth * Jump * Kendray, Kexbrough, Kingstone * Little Houghton, Lundwood * Mapplewell,

Millhouses Millhouses is a neighbourhood in the City of Sheffield, England. It is located in Ecclesall ward; in the south-western portion of the city on the northwest bank of the River Sheaf. Its origins lie in a small hamlet that grew around the Eccles ...

, Millhouse Green, Monk Bretton * New Lodge *

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, Oxspring *

Platts Common Hoyland is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The town developed from the hamlets of Upper Hoyland, Hoyland and Hoyland Common. The town has also been known as ''Nether Hoyland''. That name was given t ...

, Pilley, Pogmoor *

, Redbrook *

Shafton Shafton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with West Yorkshire. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,840, increasing to 3,447 at the 2011 Census. The parish contains ...

Silkstone Silkstone is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, between the towns of Barnsley and Penistone. The parish includes the village of S ...

, Silkstone Common, Smithies,

Staincross Staincross is a village in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with West Yorkshire. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it formed part of the defunct Barnsley West and Penistone borough constituency, following the Boundary ...

, Stairfoot * Tankersley,

Thurgoland Thurgoland (, ) is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England, on the A629 road. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,801, increasing to 1,969 at the 2011 Census. ...

, Thurlstone, Thurnscoe *

Ward Green Ward Green is a part of Worsbrough, which itself is in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in the county of South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county ...

Wilthorpe Wilthorpe is an area of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Bisected by the A635 Huddersfield Road, Wilthorpe has several small shops and an infant school, as well as an ATS garage and a dentist. Wilthorpe sits in the S75 area of Barnsley, a ...

, Woolley Colliery,

, Wortley, Worsbrough

Education

There are over 100 schools and colleges in the borough.

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is managed by Barnsley

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. There are 14 state-run

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and around 80

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. There was an independent school,

Hope House School Hope House School (HHS, formerly Barnsley Christian School) was a 4–16 mixed, Christian, private school in Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsl ...

. Post-16 education is provided at Barnsley College and the

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of Penistone Grammar School. An adult education college, Northern College, is located at Wentworth Castle in

Stainborough Stainborough is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The ...

. The

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has a campus in Barnsley town centre.

Places of interest

Cannon Hall Cannon Hall is a country house museum located between the villages of Cawthorne and High Hoyland some 5 miles (8 km) west of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Originally the home of the Spencer and later the Spencer-Stanhope family, ...

Cannon Hall Farm Cannon Hall Farm is a working farm and tourist attraction close to the village of Cawthorne, near Barnsley in the English county of South Yorkshire. Open to visitors since 1989, it is owned and run by the Nicholson family. BBC News (11 Februar ...

* Elsecar Heritage Centre *

Monk Bretton Priory Monk Bretton Priory is a ruined medieval priory located in the village of Lundwood, and close to Monk Bretton, South Yorkshire, England. History Originally a monastery under the Cluniac order, Monk Bretton Priory is located in the villag ...

* Barnsley Town Hall * Lowe Stand

Places of concern

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References

External links

Barnsley PortalRoyston website
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