Silkstone is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, set on the fringe of the Pennines amid rolling Yorkshire countryside. The parish includes the neighbouring settlement of Silkstone Common and retains a rural feel of stone-built houses, fields and lanes while sitting within easy commuting distance of Barnsley and Sheffield.
Historically agricultural, the area was transformed in the 19th century by coal mining and is remembered nationally for the 1838 Huskar Pit disaster at nearby Silkstone Common, an event that helped prompt reforms in mining law. Today the village keeps a strong local identity around its parish church, community groups and small businesses, functioning largely as a quiet commuter and rural community with a clearly preserved historic character.
Postcode districts covering Silkstone
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 12.5 miles
- Leeds 18.1 miles
- Bradford 19 miles
- Oldham 21.9 miles
- Huddersfield 12 miles
- Rotherham 11.2 miles
- Doncaster 18.8 miles
- Chesterfield 20.8 miles
- Wakefield 10 miles
- Halifax 18.2 miles
- Barnsley 4.5 miles
- Castleford 15.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Silkstone Common Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Silkstone Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Penistone East Ward 1.3 miles
- Hoylandswaine Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Cawthorne Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Dodworth Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Oxspring Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Stainborough Parish 2.2 miles
- Thurgoland Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Penistone Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Barugh Green and Redbrook Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Darton West Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Silkstone
S75 4NF, S75 4BD, S75 4QU, S75 4JR, S75 4JJ, S75 4PG, S75 4JY, S75 4LX, S75 4QY … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 22.8 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 23.5 miles
- Silkstone Common Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Dodworth Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Silkstone Ad
- ibis Styles Barnsley 3 2.2 miles
- Wortley Hall Sheffield 3 3.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 1.9 miles
- Hotel Nineteen 3 1.4 miles
- Cubley Hall 3 3.1 miles
- Bagden Hall Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Premier Inn Barnsley Central M1 J37 3 3.5 miles
- Ye Olde Mustard Pot 4.6 miles
- Travelodge Barnsley 3 5.2 miles
- The Three Acres Inn & Restaurant 4 6.4 miles
Schools in Silkstone
- Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School Primary
- Silkstone Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oakwell Stadium 4.2 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 6.9 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 7.7 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 8.4 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 10.7 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10.9 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles
- University of Sheffield University 11.5 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 11.6 miles
- Outwood Library Library 11.8 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 12.1 miles