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Barnsley was the site of a human crush that resulted in the deaths of 16 children in 1908, at a public hall now known as The Civic, when children were rushing to watch a film in the building. [citation needed] Barnsley has a long tradition of glass-making, [8] however Barnsley is most famous for its
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England; the main settlement is Barnsley and other notable towns include Penistone, Wombwell and Hoyland. The borough is bisected by the M1 motorway ; it is rural to the west, and largely urban/industrial to the east.
Old Town ward is a ward in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The ward contains three listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The ward is to the northwest of the ...
Central ward is a ward in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The ward contains 48 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The ward is in the central part of the town of Barnsley, a market town until the ...
Barnsley House is a historic manor house located in the village of Barnsley in Gloucestershire, England.The house is known for its elegant architecture and gardens. Originally built in the late 17th century, Barnsley House is today a luxury hotel and spa, known as The Pig in The Cotswolds, attracting visitors from around t
The County Borough of Barnsley, and its predecessor, the Municipal Borough of Barnsley, was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1869 to 1974. [ 1 ] Barnsley became a municipal borough in 1869, and a county borough in 1913, making it administratively independent of the West Riding County Council .
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Brierley (/ ˈ b r aɪ. ər l i /) is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.The settlement is tightly clustered and green buffered on a modest escarpment close to the border with West Yorkshire, it is almost wholly in population south of the A628 road, and is less than 2 miles (3 km) to the south west of Hemsworth.