Silkstone Common is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, sitting on the edge of the Pennine foothills and within easy reach of the Peak District. Historically it grew as a coal‑mining community, and that industrial past still shapes the local character with a mix of older terraced housing, newer estates and green spaces where miners once worked.
The village is served by a small station on the Penistone Line, making it popular with commuters to Barnsley, Sheffield and beyond. Its mining heritage is marked locally - including the nearby Huskar Pit tragedy of the 19th century that influenced mining safety reforms - and today a lively community life of clubs, pubs and local groups preserves a strong village identity.
Postcode districts covering Silkstone Common
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 12 miles
- Leeds 18.4 miles
- Bradford 19.4 miles
- Oldham 22.2 miles
- Huddersfield 12.5 miles
- Rotherham 10.7 miles
- Doncaster 18.4 miles
- Chesterfield 20.4 miles
- Wakefield 10.2 miles
- Halifax 18.7 miles
- Barnsley 4.4 miles
- Castleford 15.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Silkstone Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Penistone East Ward 0.9 miles
- Dodworth Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Stainborough Parish 1.8 miles
- Hoylandswaine Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Oxspring Built-up area 2 miles
- Thurgoland Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Cawthorne Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Penistone Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Barugh Green and Redbrook Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Hunshelf Parish 3 miles
- Kingstone Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Silkstone Common
S75 4QT, S75 4PT, S75 4QZ, S75 4PW, S75 4PS, S75 4RH, S75 4PF, S75 4QU, S75 4PQ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 23.1 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.2 miles
- Silkstone Common Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Dodworth Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Silkstone Common Ad
- The Fairway 3 1.3 miles
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 2 miles
- Cubley Hall 3 3.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 1.7 miles
- Friendship Hotel 3.9 miles
- Bagden Hall Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- The Dog and Partridge 4 7.3 miles
- Wortley Hall 3 3.2 miles
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 4.4 miles
Schools in Silkstone Common
- Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oakwell Stadium 4 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 6.5 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 7.4 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 8.7 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 8.9 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10.4 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 10.7 miles
- University of Sheffield University 11.1 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 11.1 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 11.7 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 11.8 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 12.1 miles