Barnsley

Metropolitan district in England

Coordinates:	53.53, -1.53
OS grid ref:	SE 31 03

The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley sits in South Yorkshire, roughly halfway between Leeds and Sheffield. Its landscape ranges from the urban core around Barnsley itself to rolling moorland on the edge of the Pennines, with the River Dearne and green valleys threading through former industrial areas.

Historically the area grew as a market town and an industrial centre, shaped by coal mining, glassmaking and textiles; traces of that past survive in old collieries and terraced streets even as the local economy has shifted towards services, logistics and light manufacturing. The town remains known for its long-standing Barnsley Market, cultural venues and for the football club Barnsley FC, which still plays a big part in civic life.

Community and cultural life is active, with brass bands, local festivals and growing arts and heritage attractions such as Barnsley Museum & Discovery Centre and The Civic helping drive regeneration. Easy access to countryside walking and cycling - including routes that link towards the Peak District - gives the borough a mix of urban grit and rural appeal that many residents value.

Barnsley postcode districts

S36, S63, S70, S71, S72, S73, S74, S75

Most populated places in Barnsley

Places in Barnsley

Barnsley Built-up area
Barugh Green and Redbrook Built-up area
Billingley Parish
Birdwell Built-up area
Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area
Brierley Built-up area
Carlton Built-up area
Cawthorne Built-up area
Central Ward
Crow Edge Built-up area
Cudworth Ward
Cudworth and Shafton Built-up area
Darfield Built-up area
Darton Built-up area
Darton East Ward
Darton West Ward
Dearne North Ward
Dearne South Ward
Dodworth Built-up area
Dunford Parish
Goldthorpe Built-up area
Great Houghton Built-up area
Grimethorpe Built-up area
Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth Parish
Hemingfield Built-up area
High Hoyland Parish
Millhouse Green Built-up area
Penistone Built-up area
Royston Built-up area
Silkstone Built-up area
Silkstone Common Built-up area
Wombwell Built-up area