Hunshelf is a small, sparsely populated civil parish on the western edge of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire. It sits on the fringe of the moorland country associated with the Peak District, so the landscape is dominated by rolling pasture, dry stone walls and upland farmland rather than urban development.
Historically part of the old West Riding, the area retains a strong rural character with stone-built farmhouses, old lanes and a history of sheep and upland agriculture. There are few services within the parish itself, so the local economy is largely agricultural or connected to commuting into nearby towns, and the locality is appreciated by walkers and those seeking quiet countryside rather than busy village life.
Postcode districts covering Hunshelf
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 10 miles16.1 km
- Leeds 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Bradford 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Oldham 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Huddersfield 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Stockport 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Rotherham 10 miles16.1 km
- Doncaster 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Chesterfield 18 miles29 km
- Wakefield 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Halifax 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Barnsley 6.9 miles11.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Stocksbridge Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Thurgoland Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Deepcar Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Oxspring Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stocksbridge and Upper Don Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Penistone Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Penistone East Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Wortley Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Langsett Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Silkstone Common Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Hoylandswaine Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Stainborough Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Hunshelf
S35 7DX, S35 7DW, S36 2BL, S35 7EX, S35 7DP, S35 7JA, S35 7ET, S36 8YR, S35 7DQ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 24 miles38.6 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.8 miles41.6 km
- Penistone Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Silkstone Common Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Hunshelf Ad
- Friendship Hotel 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Cubley Hall 3 2.3 miles3.6 km
- The Dog and Partridge 4 6 miles9.6 km
- The Fairway 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Wortley Hall 3 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Bagden Hall Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
Local points of interest
- Oakwell Stadium 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 8.3 miles13.3 km
- University of Sheffield University 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 13.6 miles21.9 km