Barnsley (borough)

Borough of Barnsley
Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial County:	South Yorkshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 150th 329.05 km²
Admin. HQ:	Barnsley
ONS code:	00CC
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 54th 217,932 662 / km²
Ethnicity:	99.1% White
Politics
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.barnsley.gov.uk
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	Eric Illsley, Jeff Ennis, Michael Clapham

Barnsley is a metropolitan borough in 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.

Places

Settlements in the borough of Barnsley include:

Ardsley, Athersley

Barugh, Barugh-Green, Billingley, Birdwell, Bolton upon Dearne, Brierley, Broadway, Burton

Carlecotes, Carlton, Cawthorne, Cubley, Cudworth

Darfield, Darton, Dodworth, Dunford Bridge

Elsecar

Gawber, Gilroyd, Goldthorpe, Great Houghton, Grimethorpe

High Hoyland, Higham, Honeywell, Hood Green, Hoyland, Hoyland Common

Ingbirchworth

Jump

Kendray, Kexbrough, Kingstone

Little Houghton, Lundwood

Mapplewell, Millhouse, Millhouse Green, Monk Bretton

New Lodge

Oxspring

Platts Common, Penistone, Pilley

Redbrook, Royston

Shafton, Silkstone Common, Smithies, Staincross, Stairfoot

Tankersley, Thurgoland, Thurlstone, Thurnscoe

Ward Green, Wilthorpe, Woolley Colliery, Wombwell, Wortley, Worsbrough

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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