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EspañolMETROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BARNSLEY
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'Barnsley' is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of 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. 68% of Barnsley's 32,863 hectres is green belt and 9% is National Park land, the majority of which is West of the M1. In 2004 it was estimated that Barnsley had 221,000 residents, nine tenths of whom live East of the M1.
The borough was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the county borough of Barnsley with Cudworth, Darfield, Darton, Dearne, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Penistone, Royston, Wombwell and Worsborough urban districts, along with Penistone Rural District, part of Hemsworth Rural District and part of Wortley Rural District, all in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
:Ardsley, Athersley
:Barugh, Barugh-Green, Billingley, Birdwell, Bolton upon Dearne, Brierley
:Carlecotes, Carlton, Cawthorne, Cubley, Cudworth
:Darfield, Darton, Dodworth, Dunford Bridge
:Elsecar
:Gawber, Gilroyd, Goldthorpe, Great Houghton, Grimethorpe
:Haigh (half in Wakefield district), High Hoyland, Higham, Honeywell, Hood Green, Hoyland, Hoylandswaine, Hoyland Common
:Ingbirchworth
:Jump
:Kendray, Kexbrough, Kingstone
:Little Houghton, Lundwood
:Mapplewell, Millhouses, Millhouse Green, Monk Bretton
:New Lodge
:Oxspring
:Platts Common, Penistone, Pilley, Pogmoor
:Redbrook, Royston
:Shafton, Silkstone, Silkstone Common, Smithies, Staincross, Stairfoot
:Tankersley, Thurgoland, Thurlstone, Thurnscoe
:Ward Green, Wilthorpe, Woolley Colliery, Wombwell, Wortley, Worsbrough
There are over 100 schools and colleges in the borough. State education is managed by Barnsley Local Education Authority. There are 14 state run secondary schools and around 80 primary schools. There are also two independent school, Barnsley Christian School and Silverwood School. Post 16 education is provided at Barnsley College and at the Sixth Form at Penistone Grammar School. There is also an adult education college, Northern College, located at Wentworth Castle in Stainborough. The University of Huddersfield also has a campus in Barnsley town centre.
:Cannon Hall
:Elsecar Heritage Centre
:Monk Bretton Priory
:Barnsley Town Hall
★ Barnsley Portal
★ Royston website
| Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley | |
|---|---|
 Barnsley | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial county: | South Yorkshire |
| Historic county: | Yorkshire (West Riding) |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 150th 329.05 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Barnsley |
| ONS code: | 00CC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total () - Density | Ranked / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.1% White |
| Politics | |
 Arms of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.barnsley.gov.uk | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | Michael Clapham, Jeff Ennis, Eric Illsley |
'Barnsley' is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of 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. 68% of Barnsley's 32,863 hectres is green belt and 9% is National Park land, the majority of which is West of the M1. In 2004 it was estimated that Barnsley had 221,000 residents, nine tenths of whom live East of the M1.
The borough was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the county borough of Barnsley with Cudworth, Darfield, Darton, Dearne, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Penistone, Royston, Wombwell and Worsborough urban districts, along with Penistone Rural District, part of Hemsworth Rural District and part of Wortley Rural District, all in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
| Contents |
| Towns and villages |
| Education |
| Places of interest |
| External links |
Towns and villages
:Ardsley, Athersley
:Barugh, Barugh-Green, Billingley, Birdwell, Bolton upon Dearne, Brierley
:Carlecotes, Carlton, Cawthorne, Cubley, Cudworth
:Darfield, Darton, Dodworth, Dunford Bridge
:Elsecar
:Gawber, Gilroyd, Goldthorpe, Great Houghton, Grimethorpe
:Haigh (half in Wakefield district), High Hoyland, Higham, Honeywell, Hood Green, Hoyland, Hoylandswaine, Hoyland Common
:Ingbirchworth
:Jump
:Kendray, Kexbrough, Kingstone
:Little Houghton, Lundwood
:Mapplewell, Millhouses, Millhouse Green, Monk Bretton
:New Lodge
:Oxspring
:Platts Common, Penistone, Pilley, Pogmoor
:Redbrook, Royston
:Shafton, Silkstone, Silkstone Common, Smithies, Staincross, Stairfoot
:Tankersley, Thurgoland, Thurlstone, Thurnscoe
:Ward Green, Wilthorpe, Woolley Colliery, Wombwell, Wortley, Worsbrough
Education
There are over 100 schools and colleges in the borough. State education is managed by Barnsley Local Education Authority. There are 14 state run secondary schools and around 80 primary schools. There are also two independent school, Barnsley Christian School and Silverwood School. Post 16 education is provided at Barnsley College and at the Sixth Form at Penistone Grammar School. There is also an adult education college, Northern College, located at Wentworth Castle in Stainborough. The University of Huddersfield also has a campus in Barnsley town centre.
Places of interest
:Cannon Hall
:Elsecar Heritage Centre
:Monk Bretton Priory
:Barnsley Town Hall
External links
★ Barnsley Portal
★ Royston website
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