Langsett is a small, sparsely populated parish on the western edge of Barnsley borough in South Yorkshire, sitting where rolling moorland of the Pennines falls towards the northern fringe of the Peak District. Its most striking feature is the Victorian-era Langsett Reservoir and the surrounding heather and peat moor, giving the area a remote, upland character popular with walkers, birdwatchers and anglers. The parish is reached by quiet lanes and footpaths and has clear vistas over upland countryside towards Sheffield and beyond.
Economically and socially the parish remains largely rural, centred on sheep and hill farming with a modest income from outdoor recreation and countryside tourism. Historically the landscape reflects upland industry and pastoral land use rather than urban growth, so the community is made up of scattered farmsteads and a small village nucleus; local life revolves around practical stewardship of moorland and reservoirs, and the area is valued for its tranquillity and access to long-distance walking routes. }
Postcode districts covering Langsett
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Sheffield 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Leeds 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Bradford 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Oldham 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Huddersfield 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Stockport 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Rotherham 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Doncaster 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Chesterfield 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Wakefield 13.8 miles22.1 km
- Rochdale 22.6 miles36.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Millhouse Green Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Thurlstone Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Penistone Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Penistone West Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Oxspring Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Stocksbridge Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Hunshelf Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Ingbirchworth Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Hoylandswaine Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Dunford Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Crow Edge Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Langsett
S36 9FJ, S36 4GS, S36 9FH, S36 9FA, S36 9FE, S36 9FL, S36 9FD, S36 4GY, S36 9FS … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.2 miles40.5 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 26.8 miles43.2 km
- Penistone Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Silkstone Common Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
Hotels near Langsett Ad
- The Dog and Partridge 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Cubley Hall 3 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Friendship Hotel 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bagden Hall Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The Fairway 3 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Woodsome Hall Golf Club Dormy House 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Foxglove by Innkeeper's Collection 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 8.1 miles13 km
Local points of interest
- Oakwell Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 9 miles14.4 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 9.8 miles15.7 km
- University of Sheffield University 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 12 miles19.3 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 13.8 miles22.1 km