Thurgoland is a small village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Sitting on the fringes of the Pennines near Penistone, it combines traditional stone cottages with later housing and has roots stretching back to medieval and Norse settlement; historically the local economy included small‑scale milling and quarrying that used the surrounding waterways and gritstone.
Today the parish feels largely rural and residential, with farming and commuter households alongside a keen local community; its position close to reservoirs, moorland and walking routes makes it popular with outdoor enthusiasts and those seeking village life within reach of larger towns and the Peak District.
Postcode districts covering Thurgoland
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 10.6 miles
- Leeds 19.9 miles
- Bradford 20.8 miles
- Oldham 22.3 miles
- Huddersfield 13.5 miles
- Rotherham 9.8 miles
- Doncaster 18.4 miles
- Chesterfield 19 miles
- Wakefield 11.7 miles
- Halifax 19.8 miles
- Barnsley 5.1 miles
- Castleford 16.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thurgoland Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Penistone East Ward 0.8 miles
- Silkstone Common Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Oxspring Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Stainborough Parish 1.6 miles
- Hunshelf Parish 1.7 miles
- Silkstone Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Dodworth Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Hoylandswaine Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Deepcar Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Penistone Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Stocksbridge Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Thurgoland
S35 7BH, S35 7AB, S35 7FL, S35 7AY, S35 7AL, S36 8YB, S35 7EB, S75 4RY, S35 7AF … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 22.9 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 24.7 miles
- Silkstone Common Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Dodworth Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Thurgoland Ad
- Friendship Hotel 2.6 miles
- The Fairway 3 2.5 miles
- Cubley Hall 3 2.9 miles
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 3 miles
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 2.7 miles
- The Dog and Partridge 4 7.1 miles
- Wortley Hall 3 1.9 miles
- Bagden Hall Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 5.5 miles
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 3.5 miles
Schools in Thurgoland
- Thurgoland C of E (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oakwell Stadium 4.6 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 5.9 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 7.1 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 9.2 miles
- University of Sheffield University 9.7 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9.9 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 10.1 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 10.3 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 10.6 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 11.9 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles