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{{Short description|Town in South Yorkshire, England}}
{{For|the larger local government district|Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley}}
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| official_name = Barnsley
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| population = 71,422
| population_ref = (2021 Census)<ref>{{cite web |title=Barnsley (South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yorkshireandthehumber/south_yorkshire/E63001160__barnsley/ |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref>
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| metropolitan_borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley|Barnsley]]
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| metropolitan_county = [[South Yorkshire]]
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| postcode_district = S70, S71, S75
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| constituency_westminster1 = [[Barnsley North]]
| constituency_westminster2 = [[Barnsley South]]
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'''Barnsley''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɑːr|n|z|l|i|audio=en-us-Barnsley.oga}}) is a [[market town]] in [[South Yorkshire]], England. It is the main settlement of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley]] and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021,<ref>{{cite web |title=Yorkshire and the Humber (United Kingdom): Counties and Unitary Districts & Settlements – Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yorkshireandthehumber/ |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> while the wider borough had a population of 244,600 in the 2021 census.<ref>{{cite web |title=How the population changed in Barnsley, Census 2021 – ONS |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/censuspopulationchange/E08000016/ |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=www.ons.gov.uk }}</ref>

[[Historic counties of England|Historically]] in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], Barnsley is located on the [[M1 motorway|M1]] corridor between the cities of [[Sheffield]] to the south and [[Wakefield]] to the north. [[Doncaster]] is to the east, [[Huddersfield]] to the north-west, and [[Manchester]] lies west across the [[Peak District]] to which it is connected to via the [[A628 road]].

Barnsley's former industries include linen, [[coal mining]], [[glass]] making and textiles. Barnsley's culture is rooted in its [[industrial heritage]] and it has a tradition of [[brass band]]s, originally created as social clubs by its mining communities.

==History==
[[File:Barnsley, Cheapside.jpg|thumb|Cheapside, {{circa|1904}}]]

The name Barnsley derives from the [[Old English]] ''Beornslēah'' meaning 'Beorn's wood or clearing'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire+WR/Barnsley|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|accessdate=28 September 2025}}</ref>

Following the Norman invasion of 1066, many [[abbeys]] and [[priories]] were built in Yorkshire. Norman landowners increased their revenues and established new towns such as Barnsley, [[Doncaster]], [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[Leeds]], [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], and [[Sheffield]], among others. Of towns founded before the conquest, only [[Bridlington]], [[Pocklington]], and [[York]] continued at a prominent level.

Although settlements had been established in the Barnsley area for centuries prior, and was a well known centre to trade, the first reference to Barnsley occurs in 1086 in the ''[[Domesday Book]]'', in which it is called Berneslai and has a population of around 200.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stebbing |first1=Paul |url=https://barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2020/11/13/berneshay-berneslai-barnsley/ |website=Barnsley Museums |publisher=Barnsley Council |access-date=11 March 2021 |date=13 November 2020 |title=Berneshay, Berneslai, Barnsley}}</ref>

The town was in the parish of [[Silkstone]] and developed little until in the 1150s, when it was given to the [[Pontefract Priory]]. The monks built a town where three roads met: the [[Sheffield]] to [[Wakefield]], [[Rotherham]] to [[Huddersfield]] and [[Cheshire]] to [[Doncaster]] routes. The Domesday village became known as Old Barnsley, and a town grew up on the new site.<ref name="hey">David Hey, ''Medieval South Yorkshire'' {{full citation needed|date=December 2019}}</ref>

[[File:St Mary's Church, Barnsley - geograph.org.uk - 1492811.jpg|thumb|The current St Mary's Church (Church of England)]]

The monks erected a [[chapel of ease]] dedicated to [[Saint Mary]], which survived until 1820 {{citation needed|date=July 2009}}, and established a [[market (place)|market]]. In 1249, a [[Royal charter]] was granted<ref name=market>{{cite web  |url=https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/news/barnsley-market-charter-roll-on-display-at-experience-barnsley/  |publisher=Barnsley Council  |title=Barnsley market charter roll on display at Experience Barnsley  |access-date=18 November 2018  |archive-date=18 November 2018  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118122913/https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/news/barnsley-market-charter-roll-on-display-at-experience-barnsley/  |url-status=dead  }}</ref> to Barnsley permitting it to hold a weekly market on Wednesdays and annual four-day fair at [[Michaelmas]]. By the 1290s,{{citation needed|date=July 2009}} three annual fairs were held. The town was the centre of the [[Staincross (wapentake)|Staincross]] [[hundred (county division)|wapentake]], but in the mid-16th century had only 600 inhabitants.<ref name="hey" />

From the 17th century, Barnsley developed into a stop-off point on the route between Leeds, Wakefield, Sheffield and London. The traffic generated as a result of its location fuelled trade, with hostelries and related services prospering. A principal centre for [[linen]]-weaving during the 18th and 19th century, Barnsley grew into an important manufacturing town.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

The first passenger station to serve Barnsley was opened by the [[North Midland Railway]] in 1840. Barnsley station (later called [[Cudworth railway station]]) was located some {{convert|2+1/2|mi|km|abbr=off|0}} away at Cudworth. On 1 January 1850, the [[Manchester and Leeds Railway]] opened [[Barnsley Interchange|Barnsley Exchange]] station, close to the town centre. On 1 May 1870, the [[Midland Railway]] opened Regent Street station, a temporary structure. A new station was opened by the MR on the Regent Street site on 23 August 1873. As it incorporated the old court house in its construction Regent Street station was renamed [[Barnsley Court House railway station|Barnsley Court House station]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Barnsley became a [[municipal borough]] in 1869, and a [[county borough]] in 1913. The town's boundaries were extended to absorb [[Ardsley, South Yorkshire|Ardsley]] and [[Monk Bretton]] in 1921 and [[Carlton, South Yorkshire|Carlton]] in 1938.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10397110/relationships|title=Vision of Britain website|access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref>

Barnsley was the site of a [[human crush]] that resulted in [[Barnsley Public Hall disaster|the deaths of 16 children in 1908]], at a public hall now known as [[#Theatre|The Civic]], when children were rushing to watch a film in the building.<ref>{{cite web |last=barnsleymuseums |date=2020-11-16 |title=Eldon Street Heritage Action Zone |url=https://barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2020/11/16/eldon-street-heritage-action-zone/ |access-date=2025-07-26 |website=Barnsley Museums Blogsite |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Barnsley has a long tradition of glass-making,<ref name="BarnsleyLife">{{cite web | title=Barnsley Life | url=http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/bguk/New_Arrivals/Barnsley%20Accent%20and%20Slang | publisher=Barnsley MBC | access-date=5 July 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803101727/http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/bguk/New_Arrivals/Barnsley%20Accent%20and%20Slang | archive-date=3 August 2009 }}</ref> however Barnsley is most famous for its coal mines. In 1960, there were 70 collieries within a {{convert|15|mi|km|adj=on|abbr=off}} radius of Barnsley town centre, but the last of these closed in 1994.<ref name="StrikeNotTheEnd">{{cite book|last1=Douglass|first1=David John|title=Strike, not the end of the story|publisher=National Coal Mining Museum for England|location=Overton, Yorkshire, UK|year=2005|page=45}}</ref> The National Union of Mineworkers still has its HQ in Barnsley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://num.org.uk/|title=Home|website=NUM Info}}</ref>

[[George Orwell]] mentioned the town in ''[[The Road to Wigan Pier]]''. He arrived in the town on 11 March 1936 and spent a number of days in the town living in the houses of the working class miners while researching for the book. He wrote very critically of the council's expenditure on the construction of [[Barnsley Town Hall]] and claimed that the money should have been spent on improving the housing and living conditions of the local miners.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Kind of Compulsion: 1903–1936|first=George |last=Orwell|year=2015|publisher=Secker|isbn=978-1846559457|page=558|quote=total cost of new Town hall was £148,697 and was incurred at a time when the town admittedly needed ''over 2000'' houses, not to mention public baths.}}</ref>

==Governance==
[[File:The Town Hall of Barnsley.JPG|thumb|[[Barnsley Town Hall]]]]

The Town Hall itself is visible behind some gardens; the building is made of white stone and has an impressive clock tower. Opened on 14 December 1933, Barnsley Town Hall is the seat of local government in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley]]. The [[County Borough of Barnsley]] was created in 1913, administered independently of the West Riding of Yorkshire. In 1974, following the [[Local Government Act 1972]], the county borough was abolished and Barnsley became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in the new county of South Yorkshire, along with nine urban districts and parts of two rural districts of the surrounding area, including many towns and villages including Penistone and Cudworth.

[[Barnsley local elections|Elections to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council]] have seen the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] retain control of the council at every election. Following the [[Barnsley Council election, 2012|latest election in 2012]] the council has 53 Labour, 5 Barnsley Independent Group and 5 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[councillor]]s.<ref name="full">{{cite news|url=http://www.barnsley-chronicle.co.uk/news/article/3969|title=Labour's majority up to 23 – full election results here|date=6 May 2011|work=Barnsley Chronicle|access-date=22 June 2011|archive-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313032910/http://www.barnsley-chronicle.co.uk/news/article/3969|url-status=dead}}</ref> The borough council elects the mayor every year. On the day of the election, a parade takes place in front of the town hall in honour of the new mayor.

Barnsley is split into four constituencies, [[Barnsley North]], whose MP is [[Dan Jarvis]] of the Labour Party, [[Barnsley South]], whose MP is [[Stephanie Peacock]] of the Labour Party, [[Penistone and Stocksbridge]], whose MP is [[Marie Tidball]] of the Labour Party, and [[Wentworth and Dearne]], whose MP is [[John Healey]] of the Labour Party.

==Geography==
Barnsley is located in the valley of the [[River Dearne]] at the eastern foothills of the [[Pennines]], near the uplands of the [[Peak District]] to the west. Geologically, the town is located within the area of the [[South Yorkshire Coalfield]], consisting of the middle [[coal measure]]s and [[sandstone]]s laid down in the [[Carboniferous]] period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/jca38_tcm6-5073.pdf|title=Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire & Yorkshire Coalfield Character Area 38|publisher=Natural England|access-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906181005/http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/jca38_tcm6-5073.pdf|archive-date=6 September 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The town is approximately {{convert|12|mi|km}} north of [[Sheffield]], {{convert|17|mi|km}} south of [[Leeds]], {{convert|9|mi|km}} south of [[Wakefield]] and {{convert|32|mi|km}} east of [[Manchester]].

===Divisions and suburbs===
[[Ardsley, South Yorkshire|Ardsley]], [[Athersley]], [[Barugh Green]], [[Bank End]], [[Birdwell, South Yorkshire|Birdwell]], [[Darton]], [[Carlton, South Yorkshire|Carlton]], [[Cawthorne]], [[Cudworth, South Yorkshire|Cudworth]], [[Cundy Cross]], [[Darfield, South Yorkshire|Darfield]], [[Dodworth]], [[Elsecar]], [[Gawber]], [[Higham, South Yorkshire|Higham]], [[Honeywell, South Yorkshire|Honeywell]], [[Hoyland]]   [[High Hoyland]], [[Hoylandswaine]], [[Kendray]], [[Kexbrough]], [[Kingstone, South Yorkshire|Kingstone]], [[Langsett]] [[Lundwood]], [[Mapplewell]], [[Monk Bretton]], [[Tankersley, South Yorkshire|Tankersley]], [[New Lodge, South Yorkshire|New Lodge]], [[Oakwell]], [[Old Town, Barnsley|Old Town]], [[Penistone]], [[Pogmoor]], [[Royston, South Yorkshire|Royston]], [[Shafton]], [[Smithies, South Yorkshire|Smithies]], [[Silkstone]], [[Staincross]], [[Stairfoot]], [[Thurnscoe]], [[Wilthorpe]], [[Woolley Colliery]], [[Worsbrough]] (includes Worsbrough Bridge, Rockley, Worsbrough Dale, Swaithe, Worsbrough Village, and [[Ward Green]]), Worsbro Common,  [[Wombwell]],  [[Wortley, South Yorkshire|Wortley]].

===Green belt===
{{further|South and West Yorkshire Green Belt}}
[[File:Locke Park Tower.jpg|thumb|[[Locke Park]]]]
Barnsley is within a [[Green belt (United Kingdom)|green belt]] region that extends into the borough and wider surrounding counties. It is in place to reduce [[urban sprawl]], prevent the towns in the Barnsley/Dearne Valley conurbation from further convergence, protect the identity of outlying communities, encourage [[brownfield]] reuse, and preserve nearby countryside. This is achieved by restricting inappropriate development within the designated areas, and imposing stricter conditions on permitted building.<ref name="belt1">{{cite web|title=Green Belt review|url=https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/planning-and-buildings/local-planning-and-development/our-new-local-plan/green-belt-review/|website=www.barnsley.gov.uk}}</ref>

The green belt surrounds the Barnsley built-up area, separating towns and villages throughout the borough. Larger outlying communities such as Cudworth, Dodworth, Kendray, Monk Bretton, and Worsbrough are also exempt from the green belt area. However, nearby smaller villages, hamlets and rural areas such as Swaithe, Smithley, Low Laithes, and Upper Norcroft are 'washed over'{{definition needed|date=June 2024}} by the designation. Much semi-rural land on the fringes is also included. The green belt was first defined in 1979,<ref name="belt1"/> and the area in 2017 amounted to some {{convert|23,050|ha|km2+sqmi}},<ref>{{cite web|title=Green belt statistics – GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/green-belt-statistics|website=www.gov.uk|date=12 October 2023 }}</ref> 77% of the borough.<ref name="belt1"/>

A subsidiary aim of the green belt is to encourage recreation and leisure interests,<ref name="belt1"/> with rural landscape features, greenfield areas and facilities including the River Dearne valley, and tributaries Cawthorne Dyke and Tanyard Beck; Hugset and Dovecliffe Woods; [[Worsbrough Mill]] Park and reservoir; Dearne Valley Park; [[Trans Pennine Trail]]; Kendray recreation ground; [[Locke Park]]; [[Stainborough]] Cricket Club and Park; [[Wentworth Castle]] and gardens; Barnsley Colliery; [[Monk Bretton Priory]]; Laithes Lane playing fields; and Barnsley Golf Club. Beyond Penistone, the green belt also borders the Peak District National Park.

==Demography==
{{update section|2024|date=June 2024}}
The 2011 census recorded that the population of the town was 91,297.<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011|id=E35000961|title=Barnsley Built-up area|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref>

===Ethnic groups===
According to the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]], Barnsley was 95.5% [[White people in the United Kingdom|White]], 1.4% [[British Asians|Asian]], 1.1% [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]], 1.0% [[Black British people|Black]] and 1.0% [[Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom|other]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6602fbaaf1d3a09b1f32ad74/Barnsley.pdf|title= Barnsley – local data profile|date= March 2024|accessdate= 11 June 2024}}</ref>
Previously 2011 census data showed the town was 94.7% White British, 1.1% Asian and 0.8% Black.<ref name="2011 census"/>

==Economy==
[[File:Former Barnsley Main Colliery head frame - geograph.org.uk - 480767.jpg|thumb|right|The winding tower of the former Barnsley Main Colliery seen in 2006.]]
[[File:National Union of Mineworkers Headquarters, Barnsley (7591886108).jpg|thumb|National Union of Mineworkers Headquarters]]
The town was known for a thriving linen trade prior to the arrival of the [[coal mining|coal industry]]. From the 1850s onwards, a large number of coal pits were opened, mostly in the villages surrounding the town, especially those to the east. Coal mining was the major industry of the town until the late 1950s, when a long-term decline set in. All the mines in the borough are now closed, the last to shut being [[Goldthorpe|Goldthorpe Colliery]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/margaret-thatcher/former-coal-mining-village-of-goldthorpe-marks-funeral-by-torching-thatcher-effigy/story-fnhz8c7e-1226623154877|title=Former coal mining village of Goldthorpe marks funeral by torching Thatcher effigy|date=18 April 2013|work=The Australian|access-date=19 April 2013}}</ref> Wire, linen and glass making were also major industries, but only glass making remains, with one company still operating. The coat of arms for the town has both a coal miner and a glass-blower supporting a shield and depicting local families and other industries, above a ribbon bearing the town's motto, ''Spectemur agendo'' ("Let us be judged by our acts").

[[File:The Arcade Barnsley - geograph.org.uk - 456301.jpg|thumb|left|Victorian Shopping Arcade]]
Major companies in Barnsley include online retailer [[Asos.com|ASOS]], the largest cake bakery in Europe, [[Premier Foods]] (formerly Lyons Bakery) who make the Mr Kipling Cake brand, Ardagh Glass (glass bottle makers), Symphony Kitchens, Premdor, several double glazing joinery manufacturers and a number of other large food manufacturers. Most of these businesses are based on industrial parks outside the town centre including many on reclaimed former coal mine sites. The town centre is now moving towards a service economy.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

In June 2024, unemployment stood at 3.4% in Barnsley North and 4.1% in Barnsley South, compared to the national level of 3.9%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8748/CBP-8748.pdf|title=People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency|date=18 July 2024|access-date=11 August 2024|publisher=House of Common Library}}</ref>

The western half of the borough stretches from the M1 to the edge of the Peak District and is rural in character. This western part includes the market town of Penistone and [[Wentworth Castle]] and its Grade I listed gardens,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wentworthcastle.org/view.asp?id=145 |title=Wentworth Castle Gardens : Welcome to Wentworth Castle Gardens |access-date=24 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606122834/http://www.wentworthcastle.org/view.asp?id=145 |archive-date=6 June 2012 }}</ref> Cannon Hall Park and Museum,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/bguk/Leisure_Culture/Other%20Attractions/Cannon%20Hall%20Museum,%20Park%20and%20Gardens|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706174556/http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/bguk/Leisure_Culture/Other%20Attractions/Cannon%20Hall%20Museum,%20Park%20and%20Gardens|url-status=dead|title=Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens|archive-date=6 July 2007|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> Cawthorne Jubilee Museum,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/bguk/Leisure_Culture/Other%20Attractions/Victoria%20Jubilee%20Museum%20 |title=Victoria Jubilee Museum |website=www.barnsley.gov.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011180951/http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/bguk/Leisure_Culture/Other%20Attractions/Victoria%20Jubilee%20Museum%20 |archive-date=11 October 2007}}</ref> Wortley Hall and gardens,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wortleyhall.com/index.php|title=Wortley Hall|access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> and Wortley Top Forge (16th century Forge).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topforge.co.uk/|title=Wortley Top Forge|access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref>

In 2002, Barnsley Council and partners launched a consultation, "Rethinking Barnsley". It led to a regeneration programme centred on the town centre which is still underway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barnsleydevelopmentagency.co.uk/index_remaking.php |title=Remaking Barnsley |website=www.barnsleydevelopmentagency.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210044112/http://www.barnsleydevelopmentagency.co.uk/index_remaking.php |archive-date=10 December 2006}}</ref> Developments included the transport interchange, a cultural centre in the old Civic Hall, a Digital Media Centre<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barnsleydmc.co.uk/|title=Barnsley DMC: Barnsley office space, offices, meeting rooms|access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> (opened August 2007), and new offices and apartments throughout the town centre. At the same time new housing areas were developed. Business parks on the M1 at Junctions 37<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitol-park.co.uk/barnsley/index.html |title=Capitol Park – Barnsley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529053138/http://capitol-park.co.uk/barnsley/index.html|archive-date=29 May 2014}}</ref> and 36, and in the Dearne Valley,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.park-springs.co.uk/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629163219/http://www.park-springs.co.uk/index.php|url-status=dead|title=park-springs.co.uk|archive-date=29 June 2007|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> have expanded job opportunities. Unemployment is now below the national average. The economic development of Barnsley is led by the Barnsley Development Agency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barnsleydevelopmentagency.co.uk|title=BDA|author=Ledgard Jepson|access-date=24 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911195948/http://barnsleydevelopmentagency.co.uk/|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Significant industrial employers include the [[Ardagh Group]] and [[ASOS.com]].

===Town centre===
A large part of Barnsley town centre was constructed during the 1960s. The area around Cheapside and May Day Green, the Metropolitan Centre, is home to the market and many national [[high street]] chains such as [[Marks & Spencer]], [[Carphone Warehouse]], [[Vodafone]], [[Boots Group|Boots]], and [[The Body Shop]]. It is in the process of renovation to make space for a new retail and leisure development. [[Alhambra Shopping Centre]], which was opened in 1991, houses retailers such as [[Poundstretcher]] and [[Primark]]. Other prominent areas include Queen Street, Market Street, Eldon Street and the Victorian Arcade, which houses the majority of the independent and designer retailers in Barnsley. The town also has a large concentration of pubs and bars in the central district. There is also a twin auditorium cinema called Parkway Cinema Barnsley occupying what once was the Odeon Cinema on Eldon Street.

Outside the town centre are large retail units, retail parks and supermarkets, which include [[Asda]], [[Morrisons]], [[Currys]], and [[Halfords]].

The development of a new shopping centre was started in the town centre in late 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-25880040|title=£40m redevelopment of Barnsley town centre|work=BBC News|access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref>

===Development===
[[File:Market Street towards Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 477819.jpg|thumb|right|Market Street.]]
Barnsley town centre is undergoing a period of change. Projects include:
*The new [[Barnsley Interchange]] (now completed).
*The Digital Media Centre (now completed).
*Gateway Plaza at Town End (now completed).
*[[Experience Barnsley]] – The creation of the Barnsley People's Museum and Archives Centre. This project was awarded almost £3m of funding from the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]], which means two floors of Barnsley's town hall were transformed into museum galleries. (now completed)
*Barnsley College A Block was completed and opened in September 2011.
*Aimed for opening in 2021, a new area of town, covering the current Cheapside and semi-open market area is intended to open by spring 2021. The facility is under construction, and is named the Glass Works. The first stage of the development has opened and consists of the town's market. The new facility will create an urban, glass and steel fronted open-top shopping area, comparable to that of [[Trinity Walk]] in [[Wakefield]]. The development includes a 13-screen [[Cineworld]] cinema, bowling alley and high street shops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theglassworksbarnsley.com/|title=Home – The Glass Works|website=The Glass Works}}</ref> (now completed)

==Landmarks==
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*[[Barnsley Town Hall]], recently turned into Experience Barnsley, a locally focused museum
*[[Cannon Hall]], a Museum, Park & Gardens in [[Cawthorne]]
*[[Cannon Hall Farm]], working farm and tourist attraction in Cawthorne
*[[#Theatre|The Civic]], an 1877 listed building now housing a theatre and art gallery
*[[Houndhill]], [[Worsbrough]]
*[[Locke Park]]
*[[Monk Bretton Priory]], [[Monk Bretton]]
*[[Oakwell Stadium]] football ground, home of [[Barnsley Football Club]]
*[[Wentworth Castle]], country house and gardens in [[Stainborough]]
*Barnsley Main, a Grade II listed building and the last remaining pithead in Barnsley, currently under development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discoverdearne.org.uk/projects/protecting-key-areas-dearne/barnsley-main-memory-oaks-disaster/|title=Barnsley Main: Marking Mining|website=Discover Dearne}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE|num=1413541|desc=Barnsley Main Colliery engine house and pithead structures|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>

The first [[bottle bank]] for [[glass recycling]] collection in the United Kingdom was introduced by both Stanley Race [[CBE]], then president of the Glass Manufacturers' Federation and major employer Redfearn's (now Ardagh Glass) and Ron England in Barnsley. The bottle bank opened on 24 August 1977.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

==Transport==
[[File:Barnsley-Interchange-by-Stanley-Walker.jpg|thumb|right|Inside Barnsley Interchange]]
The main transport hub is [[Barnsley Interchange]], a combined rail and bus station that was opened on Sunday 20 May 2007; it was the first project of the ''Remaking Barnsley'' scheme.

===Buses===
[[Stagecoach Yorkshire]] run most bus services within Barnsley, operating to and from Barnsley Interchange. [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach]] acquired the company from [[Yorkshire Traction]] in 2005.

===Railway===
Passenger services are provided by [[Northern Trains]]. The standard hourly service pattern is as follows.

Northbound services:
*Two express services to {{rws|Leeds}}, taking around 35 minutes; 
*One slower service to Leeds, along the [[Hallam Line]] via {{rws|Castleford}}, taking around 50 minutes;
*One service to {{rws|Huddersfield}}, via the [[Penistone Line]].

Southbound services: 
*Four trains to [[Meadowhall Interchange]] and {{rws|Sheffield}}, including two local and two express routes; of these, one service continues to {{rws|Chesterfield}} & {{rws|Nottingham}} and one service continues to {{rws|Retford}} & {{rws|Lincoln}}.

Evening and Sunday services operate less frequently.

Barnsley is also served by:
*[[Dodworth railway station]] is west of the town centre, on the Penistone Line and has one platform;
*[[Darton railway station]] is in north Barnsley, on the Hallam Line and has two platforms.

===Air===
Since the closure of [[Robin Hood Airport]] the nearest airport is [[Leeds Bradford Airport]], which is approximately {{convert|31|mi|km}} away.

==Education==
{{See also|List of schools in Barnsley}}
{{unreferenced section|date=December 2013}}
{{Update section|date=September 2017}}
[[File:Barnsley College - viewed from Church Lane (geograph 5323850).jpg|thumb|right|[[Barnsley College]]]]

[[Barnsley College]] is situated on a number of sites throughout the town centre, chiefly Old Mill Lane campus, SciTech Centre, Honeywell Sports campus, CUBE Construction Centre and STEM Centre. The [[University of Huddersfield]] has recently opened a campus in the town on Church Street beside [[Barnsley Town Hall]]. This is known as the University Campus Barnsley.

All 14 secondary schools in Barnsley were demolished{{when|date=October 2020}} and replaced by academy education centres, named 'SuperSchools'. These new schools combined all the previous [[Local education authority|LEA]] run comprehensive schools in the area into newly [[Private finance initiative|PFI]] built [[Academy (English school)|academies]] under the [[Building Schools for the Future]] programme.

==Notable people==
{{Further|List of people from Barnsley|Bands and musicians from Yorkshire and North East England#Barnsley}}
* [[Bethany England]] (born 1994), professional [[association football|football]] player for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] and the [[England women's national football team|England national team]]
* [[Brian Glover]] (1934–1997), [[actor]] and [[wrestler]] who grew up in Barnsley
* [[Joanne Harris]] (born 1964), [[author]], born and brought up in Barnsley
* [[Callum Simpson (boxer)|Callum Simpson]] (1996–), British [[Professional boxing|professional boxer]]. He holds the British and Commonwealth super middleweight titles from August 2024.
* [[John Stones]] (born 1994), professional [[association football|football]] player for [[Manchester City]] and the [[England national football team|England national team]]
* [[The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican]] comedy folk band, founded by lead singer, Scott Doonican, in Barnsley in 2006 to present day. 
* [[Oliver Rowland]] (born 1992), professional racing driver competing in [[Formula E]]. He won the [[2024–25 Formula E World Championship]] with Nissan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/formula-e/who-is-oliver-rowland-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-unstoppable-formula-e-champion/articleshow/121652484.cms|title=Who is Oliver Rowland? All you need to know about the unstopable Formula E champion|date=5 June 2025|work=Times of India|accessdate=14 July 2025}}</ref>
* [[Delilah Bon|Lauren Tate]] (born 1997), vocalist, songwriter and producer, formerly the frontwoman of [[Hands Off Gretel]]. She currently releases music under the pseudonym [[Delilah Bon]].

==Culture==
{{more citations needed|section|date=July 2022}}

===Theatre===
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[[File:Barnsley Civic Hall - geograph.org.uk - 2772503.jpg|thumb|The Civic]]
The Civic, in Barnsley town centre, is a multi-purpose performance venue in a grade II [[listed building]]. The building was originally the Barnsley [[Mechanics Institute]] and Public Hall, built by [[Henry Harvey]] in 1877. His brother Charles Harvey, gave the building to the people of the town a few years later, renaming it the Harvey Institute. The Harvey Institute was host to many types of entertainment, including [[variety show]]s and [[movie theater|cinema]]. It was also home to the [[public library]] and shops; public meetings and celebrations were held in the hall; and education was provided. The School of Art occupied the Public Hall from 1878 to 1948, which was also used as first headquarters and billets for "Barnsley Pals" during World War I. In 1962, the building became Barnsley Civic Theatre, closing in 1998.
The Civic was re-opened in March 2009 after a major redevelopment, which included provision for a theatre and public art gallery.<ref>{{cite web | title=Who We Are | website=The Civic | date=14 December 2021 | url=https://barnsleycivic.co.uk/who-we-are/ | access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref> The Civic has hosted high-profile acts such as [[Al Murray]] and [[Russell Howard]]. The Civic houses a contemporary art gallery that hosts touring exhibition from the [[V&A]] and the Flow Gallery in London. The Civic also curates its own work for touring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barnsleycivic.co.uk|title=The Civic|website=www.barnsleycivic.co.uk}}</ref>

[[File:The Lamproom Theatre - Westgate - geograph.org.uk - 485960.jpg|thumb|right|The Lamproom Theatre]]
The Lamproom Theatre has four theatrical companies, and showcases theatre in the town.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Lamproom Theatre, Barnsley Events & Tickets 2024 |url=https://www.ents24.com/barnsley-events/the-lamproom-theatre |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Ents24 |language=en}}</ref>

The Academy Theatre is part of the Take 2 Centre where performances range from comedy to [[Musical theatre|musicals]]. The Take 2 Centre houses The Take 2 Performing Arts Academy, The Stage Door Restaurant, and The Take 2 Music Centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.academytheatre.co.uk/ |access-date=11 July 2022 |website=The Academy Theatre }}</ref>

===Museums and galleries===
Barnsley Council operates five museums, [[Elsecar Heritage Centre]], [[Cannon Hall]], the Cooper Gallery [[Worsbrough Mill]] and [[Experience Barnsley]] which opened in the Town Hall in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.experience-barnsley.com/annual-review-|title=Experience Barnsley – Official website – Annual Review|first=Ledgard|last=Jepson|website=www.experience-barnsley.com|access-date=3 April 2017|archive-date=4 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404045215/http://www.experience-barnsley.com/annual-review-|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other museums in Barnsley include the volunteer-run [[Darfield, South Yorkshire#Museum|Darfield Museum]] and the Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum. Other heritage sites include [[Wortley Top Forge]], [[Wortley Hall]], [[Wentworth Castle]], [[Monk Bretton Priory]], and [[Pot House Hamlet]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

HIVE Gallery is a contemporary art gallery set up in 2007. It is in Elsecar Heritage Centre and puts on eight contemporary art exhibitions per year. The HIVE programme ranges from supporting emerging contemporary artists to exhibiting the work of nationally and internationally known artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hivegallery.co.uk|title=Hive Gallery : Contemporary Art Gallery : Barnsley|access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref>

===Music===
Barnsley is home to a tradition of [[brass band]]s, which were originally created as social clubs for the mining communities. [[Grimethorpe Colliery Band]], located in [[Grimethorpe]], {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} to the east of Barnsley, is perhaps the best known brass band in Britain. It rose to fame in the film ''[[Brassed Off]]'' and is now the 'artist in residence' at the [[Royal College of Music]], London. The band has performed in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] during the [[Last Night of the Proms]]. Other events include Picnic In The Park, being held annually to raise funds for Barnsley Hospice.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

There is a live [[Rock music|rock]] and [[hip hop]] music scene, which reached its height in the [[Britpop]] years, around 1997, due to its close proximity to [[Sheffield]] and [[Manchester]]. The 1980s saw the rise of [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]] (metal band), [[Danse Society]] (Goth) and [[Party Day]] (Indie-rock). Both [[Alex Turner]] and [[Matt Helders]], of the [[Arctic Monkeys]], studied music at [[Barnsley College]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Barnsley is the home of several live music venues such as The Underground, The Garrison, The Old No 7 and The Old School House. Barnsley formerly hosted the Barnsley Origin Music festival (BOMfest), an outdoor summer music festival which catered for local and national artists. It now hosts Barnsley Live, an annual music festival featuring local acts that takes place in the town centre over a weekend in June.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

In December 2023, a [[Christmas carol]], written by local musician Arthur Godfrey in 1933, was rediscovered in the archives of the ''[[Barnsley Chronicle]]''. It was re-recorded to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Town Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wearebarnsley.com/news/16121/barnsley-christmas-carol-discovered|title=Barnsley Christmas carol discovered|website=We Are Barnsley|accessdate=17 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|orlqLBPFnxk|A Barnsley Christmas Eve Carol (1933)}}</ref>

===Media===
Regional television is provided by [[BBC Yorkshire]] and [[ITV Yorkshire]]. Television signals are received from the [[Emley Moor]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Emley_Moor|title=Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=5 September 2023}}</ref>

Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Sheffield]] on 104.1&nbsp;FM, [[Greatest Hits Radio South Yorkshire]] on 102.0&nbsp;FM, [[Heart Yorkshire]] on 107.7&nbsp;FM, [[Capital Yorkshire]] on 105.1&nbsp;FM, and [[Hits Radio South Yorkshire]] on 102.9&nbsp;FM.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

The town is served by these local newspapers:  
* ''[[Barnsley Chronicle]]''
* ''[[Sheffield Star|The Star]]'' 
* ''We Are Barnsley'', an online newspaper.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wearebarnsley.com/|title=We Are Barnsley local News|website=We Are Barnsley|accessdate=5 September 2023}}</ref>

===Other arts===

The "Bard of Barnsley" [[Ian McMillan (poet)|Ian McMillan]] writes a column in the ''[[Barnsley Chronicle]]''. He was nominated for a chair of poetry at [[Oxford University]], and appears on [[BBC Radio 4]].

Barnsley has long been known as ''Tarn'' by locals.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

[[Ken Loach]]'s 1969 film ''[[Kes (film)|Kes]]'' was set and filmed in several villages in Barnsley, including [[Lundwood]] and [[Monk Bretton]], using local actors such as Freddie Fletcher. His 1977 film ''[[The Price of Coal]]'' was set at a fictional Milton colliery in the Barnsley area, although the site of filming was [[Thorpe Hesley]], near Rotherham.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

The developers of the 2024 adventure game ''[[Thank Goodness You're Here!]]'' are from Barnsley, and it serves as the primary basis for the game's setting of Barnsworth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thank Goodness You're Here! How ‘the most northern game’ got made |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg3m0k931jlo |website=BBC News |access-date=9 April 2025 |date=2 August 2024}}</ref>

==Twin towns==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the United Kingdom}}
Barnsley is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref name="Barnsley twinning">{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/leisure-and-culture/tourism-and-travel/town-twinning|title = Town twinning Information about town twinning|access-date = 14 July 2013|date = 12 November 2012|work = Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council}}</ref>
* [[Schwäbisch Gmünd]], Germany<ref name="Barnsley twinning"/>
*[[Horlivka]], Ukraine<ref name="Barnsley twinning"/>

==Sport==
[[File:Barnsley FC archive images 007.jpg|thumb|[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] team photo 1930 – 1931]]
[[File:BarnsleyWestStand2003.jpg|thumb|right|The historic West Stand at [[Oakwell Stadium]] is over 100-years-old]]
[[Barnsley F.C.]] play in [[EFL League One|League One]], the third tier of English football. Their home ground, [[Oakwell Stadium]] is situated in [[Oakwell]], just outside the town centre. The club has had a mixed recent history. In the late 1990s, they had a brief spell in the [[Premier League]], but were relegated after one season. Subsequent seasons saw them relegated to the third tier of English football; they were promoted to the second tier in 2006, beating Swansea in the play off final. They were relegated in the 2013–14 season. After two seasons, Barnsley regained a place in the second tier, following a victory at Wembley in the [[2016 Football League One play-off final]], and the winners of the [[2016 Football League Trophy Final]]. They were again relegated to the third tier at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Also in Barnsley, there is a [[women's football (soccer)|women's football team]] called [[Barnsley W.F.C.|Barnsley WFC]], who currently play in the [[North East Regional Women's Football League]] Premier Division.

Speedway racing was staged at a track near Barnsley at [[Lundwood]]. The track entered a team in the Northern Leagues of 1929 and 1930. Two-time [[British Speedway Under 21 Championship|British Under-21 Championship]] rider [[Josh Bates (speedway rider)|Josh Bates]] hails from the town. [[Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom|Greyhound racing]] was held at [[Dillington Park Stadium]] from 1934 -1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/434854/405343/12/100954|title=OS Plan 1961–1962|publisher=old-maps.co.uk|access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Furby|first=R|title=Independent Greyhound Racing|year=1968|publisher=New Dominion House}}</ref> and at the Dearne Athletic and Sports Stadium in Old Mill Lane, from 1934 to 1935.<ref>{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}}</ref> A third venue at the [[Barnsley Metrodome|Queen's Ground]] was refused three times by the Corporation in 1936.<ref>{{cite news|title=Council's Decision on Barnsley's Greyhound Track Controversy |date=  15 February 1936|newspaper=Barnsley Chronicle and South Yorkshire News}}</ref>

[[Rugby league]] is played in the town, at a number of clubs, past and present.
Dodworth ARLFC played in the second division of the [[BARLA]] run [[Pennine League]], playing through the winter. They played at the Miners Welfare ground in Dodworth until deteriorating player participation forced the club to fold 5 games into the 2013/14 season.
The same fate befell Hoyland Vikings ARLFC, prompting talk of a merger. This however failed to materialise leaving only one club to represent the town.
The only representation now comes from the Dearne Valley Bulldogs in nearby [[Bolton on Dearne]]. Like [[Dodworth]] and [[Hoyland]], they participate in the [[Pennine League]].
Barnsley Broncos play in the RFL conference, which is a summer competition and runs from May to September. Also based at the Miners Welfare, Barnsley Broncos were set up to play in the less intense summer season.

Shaw Lane is the home to many sports in town, cricket, rugby union, squash, bowls, football, athletics, and archery are all played to a high standard and host many of the towns teams including Barnsley CC and Barnsley RUFC. Peoples Sport in Barnsley is a project writing the history of participation in sport in Barnsley is in progress and is expected to be complete in 2015.

The town also has a high standard badminton league, with three separate tiers.

The town is home to Barnsley Harriers, a nationally recognised running club.

Ardsley Golf Club, Barnsley, (now defunct) first appeared in the 1930s. The club disappeared at the onset of the Second World War.<ref>[http://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/england/north-east/yorkshire/348-yorkshire-ardsley-golf-club-barnsley "Ardsley Golf Club"], "Golf's Missing Links".</ref> Golf can still be played at Hillies in Wombwell and there is also a driving range at Staincross.

There are a number of cycling clubs in and around Barnsley, including Barnsley Road Club itself, the long-established Birdwell Wheelers and Team Cystic Fibrosis (a charity-focused team), together covering many different forms of cycle sport and leisure. There have also been various other initiatives set up to promote cycling in the town and district of Barnsley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visit-barnsley.com/cycling-in-barnsley |title=Cycling in Barnsley |access-date=8 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507120406/http://www.visit-barnsley.com/cycling-in-barnsley |archive-date=7 May 2016 }}</ref>

==Freedom of the Town==
The following people, military units and organisations and groups have received the [[Freedom of the Town]] of Barnsley.
 
{{Incomplete list|date=September 2019}}

===Individuals===
* Henry Horsfield (Town Clerk): 1912<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sheffield Daily Telegraph|date=9 September 1912|title=Freedom of Barnsley for Mr. Horsfield|page=5}}</ref>
*  Charles Wray (Alderman and former Mayor 1896–1898 and 1903–1905): 1921<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sheffield Independent|date=13 September 1921|title=Freedom of Barnsley|page=5}}</ref>
* Lieut-Colonel W. E. Raley (Alderman, 34 years service to Barnsley Corporation): 1921<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sheffield Independent|date=17 June 1921|title=Barnsley's New Freeman = Alderman Colonel Raley Honoured – Town's Good Friend|page=5}}</ref>
* [[David Lloyd George]] (Prime Minister): 1921<ref>{{cite news|newspaper="Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer|date=29 August 1921|title=Mr Lloyd George in Yorkshire – Received the Freedom of Barnsley|page=6}}</ref>
* [[Harold "Dickie" Bird]]: 2000.
* Rita Britton: 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-27874544|title=Rita Britton closes Pollyanna boutique in Barnsley after 50 years |work= BBC News|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
* [[Lord Mason of Barnsley]]: 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/voting-and-elections/civic-receptions-and-awards/|title=Civic receptions and awards|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
* [[Joann Fletcher|Dr Joann Fletcher]]: 7 June 2016.
* [[Ian McMillan (poet)|Ian McMillan]]: 7 June 2016.
* David Moody [[Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire]]: 7 June 2016.
* [[Kate Rusby]]: 7 June 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/freedom-of-the-borough-given-to-best-known-barnsley-folk|title=Freedom of the Borough given to best known Barnsley folk – Barnsley News from the Barnsley Chronicle|newspaper=Barnsley Chronicle|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/news/barnsley-grants-freedom-of-the-borough-to-leading-citizens/|title=Barnsley grants Freedom of the Borough to leading citizens|access-date=8 September 2019|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029045559/https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/news/barnsley-grants-freedom-of-the-borough-to-leading-citizens/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Graham Ibbeson]]: 15 April 2022.
* [[Katherine Brunt]]: 15 April 2022.
* [[Patrick Murphy (artist)|Patrick Murphy]] artist and designer
* [[Katherine Kelly (actress)|Katherine Kelly]]: 15 April 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Freedom of the Borough given to town's five |url=https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/22736/freedom-of-the-borough-given-to-towns-five |website=The Barnsley Chronicle |access-date=16 April 2022 }}</ref>

===Military units===
* The [[Light Dragoons]]
* The [[Yorkshire Regiment]]
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/voting-and-elections/civic-receptions-and-awards/|title=Civic receptions and awards|website=www.barnsley.gov.uk}}</ref>

===Organisations and groups===
* The [[Intensive care unit|ICU Staff]] at [[Barnsley Hospital]]: 15 April 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barnsley hospital ICU staff awarded Freedom of the Borough |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-61098565 |website=BBC News Sheffield and South Yorkshire |date=13 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Holy Rood Church, Barnsley]]
* [[Listed buildings in Barnsley (Central Ward)]]
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