Barnsley
Barnsley shown within South Yorkshire
Population	72,000
OS grid reference	SE3406
- London	153 mi (246 km)&igfdrus
Metropolitan borough	Barnsley
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARNSLEY
Postcode district	S70-S75
Dialling code	01226
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Barnsley Central
	Barnsley East and Mexborough
	Barnsley West and Penistone
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

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Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, 11.8 miles (19 km) north of the city of Sheffield, and 14.5 miles (23 km) west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest settlement and administrative centre. Barnsley has a total population of over 72,000. jake is huge by conna South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The River Dearne is a river in South Yorkshire, England. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... “km” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ... Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. ...

Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Barnsley is notable as a former industrial town centred on coal mining and glassmaking. Though these industries demised in the 20th century, Barnsley's local culture remains rooted in this industrial heritage; Barnsley has a tradition of brass bands, originally created as social clubs for its mining communities. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... Surface coal mining in Wyoming in the United States of America. ... Glass can be made transparent and flat, or into other shapes and colors as shown in this sphere from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany. ... Industrial Heritage is an aspect of cultural heritage dealing specifically with the buildings and artifacts of industry which are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations, often forming a significant attraction for tourism. ... A brass band a musical group consisting mostly or entirely of brass instruments, often with a percussion section. ...

Today, Barnsley is commonly referred to as "The Tarn" by many of its residents. It is between junctions 36 and 37 of the M1 motorway and has a railway station served by the Hallam and Penistone Lines. Barnsley F.C. is the local Association Football club. The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... The Hallam Line is the name given to one of the rail services, operated by Northern Rail, in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Penistone Line is the name given to one of the rail services, operated by Northern Rail, in the West Yorkshire Metro/ South Yorkshire PTE area of northern England. ... Barnsley Football Club are an English football league team, based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire and nicknamed the Tykes (a Tyke is a traditional Yorkshire character rugged, hardworking and with great pride in their roots). ... “Soccer” redirects here. ...

History

The first historical reference to occurs in 1086 in the Domesday Book, in which it is called 'Berneslai' with a total population of around 200. The exact origins of the name Barnsley is still subject to debate, but Barnsley Council claims that its origins lie in the Saxon word Berne, for barn or storehouse, and Lay, for field. Also there is rumour about the founders being of Danish-Viking origin, and that their bloodline is now in Canada with the last name Barnes. In 1249, a Royal Charter was granted to Barnsley permitting it to hold a weekly market and annual fair. Left undisturbed since 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 this location fuelled trade with hostelries and related services also prospering. A principal centre for linen weaving during the 18th and 19th century, Barnsley grew into an important manufacturing town. Barnsley also has a long tradition of glass-making, but is most famous for its coalfields. George Orwell briefly mentions the town in The Road to Wigan Pier. Orwell 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. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... For the ship of the same name, see Royal Charter (ship). ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Wakefield (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... George Orwell is the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903[1][2] – 21 January 1950) who was an English writer and journalist well-noted as a novelist, critic, and commentator on politics and culture. ... The Road to Wigan Pier was written by George Orwell and published in 1937. ... Barnsley Town Hall is the seat of local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. ...

Governance

Opened on 14 December 1933, Barnsley Town Hall is the seat of local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley.

Following the Local Government Act 1972, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council took control of surrounding towns and villages and adopted them as part of Barnsley. This resulted in names such as 'Pennine Barnsley' being invented for the market town of Penistone (more than seven miles away) for promotional purposes. Other types of 'branding' are also employed to bring surrounding places into the Barnsley orbit, such as the use of the Barnsley coat of arms on street signs which are well beyond the boundaries of the town itself. is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barnsley Town Hall is the seat of local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. ... Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... , Penistone (IPA: ) is a small market town in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 8,727 inhabitants (according to 2001 Census). ...

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Barnsley has three MPs: Eric Illsley for Barnsley Central, Michael Clapham for Barnsley West and Penistone and Jeff Ennis for Barnsley East and Mexborough. They are all members of the Labour Party. Eric Evlyn Illsley (born April 9, 1955) is a British trade unionist and Labour member of Parliament for Barnsley Central. ... Barnsley Central is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. ... Michael Clapham (born 15 May 1943) is an English Labour politician, and member of Parliament for Barnsley West and Penistone. ... Barnsley West and Penistone is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. ... Jeffrey Ennis (born November 13, 1962) is the Labour member of Parliament for Barnsley East and Mexborough, in northern England. ... Barnsley East and Mexborough is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ...

Geography

Divisions and suburbs

Ardsley, Athersley, Birdwell, Brierley, Carlton, Cawthorne, Cudworth,Cundycross, Darfield, Darton, Dodworth, Elsecar, Gawber, Great Houghton, Grimethorpe, Hemingfield, Honeywell, Higham, High Hoyland, Hoyland, Hoyland Common, Jump, Kendray, Lundwood, Mapplewell, Monk Bretton, New Lodge, Oldtown, Penistone, Pilley, Pogmoor, Royston, Shafton, Silkstone Common, Silkstone, Smithies, Staincross, Stairfoot,Tankersley, Thurgoland, Wilthorpe, Wombwell, Worsbrough Bridge, Worsbrough Common, Worsbrough Dale, Worsbrough Village Ardsley is a village about 3 miles east of Barnsley and forms part of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, but it is in the historic West Riding of Yorkshire. ... Athersley is a estate in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. ... Birdwell is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. ... 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Great Houghton is a village and a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire. ... Grimethorpe is a large village which is part of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. ... Hemingfield is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. ... Honeywell is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. ... Higham is the name of several places in England: Higham, Derbyshire Higham, Kent Higham, Lancashire Higham, South Yorkshire Higham, Babergh, Suffolk Higham, Forest Heath, Suffolk Higham Ferrers is a town in Northamptonshire People with the name Higham include: Edward Higham, Australian politician. ... High Hoyland is a village and a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire. ... 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Economy

The town is famous for coal mining, although most of the pits were actually in the surrounding villages, rather than in the town itself. The proportion employed in mining varied hugely, even before recent times[1]. The "Barnsley Main" colliery was in the town, but was fairly small; it closed in 1991. All of the mines in the borough are now closed; Goldthorpe was the last to close in 1994. Wire-, linen- and glass-making were also major industries, but only glass-making remains, with two large companies still operating. The coat of arms for the town includes a coal miner and a glass-blower. It is now moving towards a service economy. Surface coal mining in Wyoming in the United States of America. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ...

The Western half of the Borough stretches from the M1 to the edge of the Peak District and is essentially rural in character. This Western part includes the Market Town of Penistone and some notable and remarkable places of interest, these include: Wentworth Castle and Gardens (Grade 1 listed gardens)[2], Cannon Hall Park and Museum[3], Cawthorne Jubilee Museum[4], Wortley Hall and Gardens[5], Wortley Top Forge (16th century Forge)[6]. Wentworth Castle was the ancestral home of the former Earls of Stafford. ...

In 2002, Barnsley Council and partners launched a major consultation exercise called "Rethinking Barnsley". This led to a regeneration programme centred on Barnsley Town Centre called "Remaking Barnsley" [7]. Developments include a new transport interchange, a new cultural centre in the old Civic Hall, a Digital Media Centre [8](opened August 2007- first business in WEBMART )[9], and new offices and apartments throughout the Town Centre. At the same time, housebuilding has taken off and major new housing areas have been developed. Business Parks on the M1 at Junctions 37[10] and 36, and in the Dearne Valley[11], have also expanded the job opportunities locally. Unemployment is now below the national average but a large number of local people are on incapacity benefit. The economic development of Barnsley is led by the Barnsley Development Agency [12].

Barnsley Business Innovation Centre (BBIC) on Huddersfield Road provides a home to many new businesses and is one the most successful business innovation centres in Europe [13].

Significant industrial employers include the Ardagh Glass Group, Fosters Bakery and others.

Town Centre

The main part of Barnsley town centre was constructed during the 1960s, and as with many other town centres, has become less aesthetically pleasing over time. The area around Cheapside and May Day Green, which is known as the metropolitan centre, is home to the market as well as many high street retailers such as Marks & Spencer, WH Smith, HMV, Carphone Warehouse, Vodafone, Boots, and The Body Shop. The due to be demolished in early 2008 to make way for a new retail and leisure development. The Alhambra centre, which was opened in 1991, houses retailers such as Next, Woolworths, Primark and TK Maxx. Other prominent areas are Queen Street, where Marks and Spencer and stores such as Topshop, Wallis and Dorothy Perkins are located, Market Street, Eldon Street and The 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. The former Odeon cinema has recently been reopened as Parkway Cinema. Marks & Spencer (also M&S, Marks and Sparks and Marks) is a British retailer, with 760 stores in more than 30 countries around the world. ... This article is about the bookshop chain; for the businessman and politician of that name, see William Henry Smith. ... His Masters Voice, often abbreviated to HMV, is a famous trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record company. ... Logo Main office, in Acton, West London The Carphone Warehouse is (as of 2004) Europes largest mobile phone retailer, with over 1,300 stores across Europe. ... Vodafone Group Plc is a mobile network operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about £84. ... Boots is the name of at least five different albums and singles: Boots by Nancy Sinatra (1966) Boots by Mighty Gabby (1984) Boots by Condemned Eighty Four (2001) Boots by KMFDM (2002) Boots by Noe Venable (2003) It is also the name of a large chain of chemists in the... The Body Shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... For other meanings, see Next. ... This article is about the British Woolworths Group plc, and its stores. ... Penneys redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Marks and Spencer plc (known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks) is the largest retailer in the United Kingdom by sales. ... Topshop is a chain of clothing stores situated throughout the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and over 30 other countries. ... Wallis can stand for: German name for canton of Switzerland Valais short name for French territory Wallis and Futuna John Wallis (1616 - 1703), an English mathematician Alfred Wallis (1855 - 1942), an English artist Barnes Wallis (1887 - 1979), an British scientist Hal B. Wallis (1898 - 1986), an American motion picture producer... A branch of Dorothy Perkins on Buchanan Street in Glasgow Dorothy Perkins is a large British womens clothing retailer, active mostly in the United Kingdom. ... The Odeon was a building used for musical performance in Athens built in the 5th century BC. Hence, any building in ancient Greece or the ancient Roman Empire was called an odeon. ...

Outside the town centre lie numerous large retail units, retail parks and supermarkets, which include Asda, Morrisons, PC World, Currys, MFI, Halfords, and B&Q. This article is about the supermarket chain. ... For other uses, see Morrison. ... PC World is one of Britains largest chains of mass-market computer superstores. ... Currys is an electrical retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc. ... MPFI may refer to: Malmö Flygindustri, see Saab MFI13 and MFI-9 Junior Media Factory, Inc. ... Halfords Group plc (LSE: HFD) is a leading retailer of car parts, car enhancement, cycles and travel solutions in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ... B&Q is a British retailer of DIY and home improvement tools and supplies. ...

Development

Barnsley town centre is undergoing a period of massive change. Projects include:

• The new Barnsley Interchange.
• The digital media centre (now completed).
• Gateway Plaza at Town End (now under construction).
• The Markets complex which will house Barnsley Markets and be the centre of the towns retailing. It will be anchored by Debenhams.
• Experience Barnsley - It will be known by the end of this year whether this project is going ahead. If so, it means that by 2012 there will be state-of-the-art museum galleries, a community learning zone, local history research centre and changing exhibition space within the Town Hall.

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Landmarks

• Alhambra Centre
• Barnsley College
• Barnsley Town Hall and
• Cannon Hall Museum, Park & Gardens
• Cooper Gallery
• Experience Barnsley
• Gawber Parish Church
• Locke Park
• Oakwell Stadium football ground, home of Barnsley Football Club
• Wentworth Castle & Gardens
• John Rideal House
• Pot House Hamlet
• Barnsley Interchange

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 Ron England in Barnsley. According to a BBC Radio 4 edition of PM aired on 6th June 2007, and a web article, the bank opened in June 1977^[1] however a BBC web article published in 2002 states that the bottle bank opened on 24 August 1977.^[2] The Mall logo. ... Barnsley College is a further education college just out of the town centre of Barnsley, England. ... Barnsley Town Hall is the seat of local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. ... Cannon Hall Cannon Hall is a country house museum located between the villages of Cawthorne and High Hoyland north of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. ... Oakwell Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Barnsley, England. ... Barnsley Football Club are an English football league team, based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire and nicknamed the Tykes. ... Wentworth Castle was the ancestral home of the former Earls of Stafford. ... Barnsley railway station (formely Barnsley Exchange Station) lies in the centre of the town of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire and it opened in 1850. ... Public glass waste collection point in a neighborhood area for separating clear, green and amber glass Glass recycling is the process of turning waste glass into usable products. ... Public glass waste collection point in a neighborhood area for separating clear, green and amber glass Glass recycling is the process of turning waste glass into usable products. ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India. ... PM is an early evening (PM at five PM) news magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

Transport

The main focus of transport in Barnsley is the new Barnsley Interchange which opened to the public on Sunday 20th May 2007. The design has been entered for national and international awards. Passengers will enjoy a more comfortable environment with real time bus information, retail opportunities and direct links to the rail station. Barnsley railway station (formely Barnsley Exchange Station) lies in the centre of the town of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire and it opened in 1850. ...

Stagecoach in Yorkshire run most bus services within Barnsley, operating to and from the new Barnsley Interchange. Stagecoach accquired the company from Yorkshire Traction in 2005, and has come under fire for operating the service poorly. This is set to change as Stagecoach in Yorkshire has overhauled bus services from 20th May 2007 in a bid to improve performance. Barnsley is currently the only town with a direct link to Robin Hood Airport outside of Doncaster. Stagecoach Yorkshire is an operating division of Stagecoach UK Bus. ... Barnsley railway station (formely Barnsley Exchange Station) lies in the centre of the town of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire and it opened in 1850. ... Stagecoach in Switzerland A stagecoach is a type of four-wheeled enclosed passenger and/or mail coach, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, widely used before the introduction of railway transport. ... The Yorkshire Traction Company Limited was formed in 1902 as The Barnsley & District Electric Traction Company Limited. ... Stagecoach Yorkshire is an operating division of Stagecoach UK Bus. ... Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield is a new international airport due to open in April 2005. ... For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ...

Train services are provided by Northern Rail. Services from between Sheffield and Leeds via Wakefield twice an hour, with one operating a 'fast' service to Leeds, and another service is operated to Huddersfield with a frequency of one per hour. There are three services to Sheffield each hour. East Midlands Trains currently operates one train per day to London St Pancras International via Leicester which is operated by a new Class 222 Meridian high speed train. Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ... , Huddersfield is a large town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Norwich will be at the eastern tip of the franchise area. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... St Pancras railway station, now officially known as St Pancras International, is a major station located in the St Pancras area of central London, between the new British Library building to the west and Kings Cross station to the east. ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ... The British Rail Class 222 is a diesel-electric multiple unit high-speed train. ...

Education

Barnsley has long suffered from less than average educational standards when compared with the rest of the United Kingdom, but recent improvements in examination results have brought levels in line with the national average. Barnsley College is one the largest further and higher education establishments in Europe and is situated on a number of sites throughout the town centre, chiefly Old Mill Lane Site, Eastgate House, The Sci Tech Centre, Honeywell Site and the Construction centre. The University of Huddersfield has recently opened a campus in the town on Church Street besides Barnsley Town Hall. This is known as the University Centre Barnsley. Barnsley College is a further education college just out of the town centre of Barnsley, England. ... The University of Huddersfield is a University in the town of Huddersfield, England. ... Barnsley Town Hall is the seat of local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. ...

All 14 secondary schools in Barnsley are soon to be demolished and replaced by brand new 'Academy' education centres.

Notable people

• Arthur Scargill Leader of National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1981 to 2000. He founded the Socialist Labour Party in 1996 and is currently the party's leader.
• Ashley Jackson Artist
• Andrew Barton Celebrity Hairdresser
• Brian Glover (1934–1997) Actor
• Brian Greenhoff (1953–present) Along with brother Jimmy, also a former Manchester United and Leeds United footballer.
• Bryony Afferson (1983-present) Actress, star of T4 series 'Totally Frank'
• Charlie Williams (1928–2006) Ex-professional footballer and stand-up comedian
• Chris Morgan (1977–present) Professional footballer, playing for Sheffield United in the FA Premier League.
• Darren Gough (1970–present) Cricketer
• Daniel Ford (1987-present) One very attractive Yorkshireman.
• Ross Tutill (1989–present) Libareated gay rights in the 90's. Played a major role in the men on men movement.
• Davey Lawrence (1985-present) Ice Hockey Netminder playing for the Sheffield Steelers
• David Bradley (also known as Dai Bradley) Actor who played Billy Casper in Ken Loach's film Kes
• David Hirst (1967-present) Former England international footballer who famously played for Sheffield Wednesday
• Dorothy Hyman (1941-present) Sprinter
• Geoff Horsfield (1973-present) Professional footballer currently playing for Sheffield United in the Championship
• Graham Ibbeson Sculptor, artist, responsile for statue outside NUM head office, Barnsley and Eric Morecambe statue, Morecambe
• Greg Wilson (1987–present) is a film critic and writer residing in Australia.^{[citation needed]}
• Harold "Dickie" Bird (1933–present) Retired international cricket umpire
• Harry Worth Actor, comedian, and Ventriloquist.
• Ian McMillian (1956-present) The Bard of Barnsley
• Jenni Murray OBE (1950–present) Journalist and broadcaster, current presenter of 'Woman's Hour' on BBC Radio 4
• Jimmy Greenhoff (1946–present) Former Manchester United and Leeds United footballer.
• Joanne Harris (1964–present) Author of chocolat
• John Duttine (1949-present) Actor, currently plays Sgt George Miller in Heartbeat (TV series).
• John Mayock (1970–present) 1500m runner and member of Team GB
• Baron Mason of Barnsley, (1924-present) Baron Mason of Barnsley.
• Jon Parkin (1981–present) Professional footballer, playing for Stoke City in the Championship and nicknamed 'The Beast'
• Joseph Bramah (1748–1814) Inventor of, amongst other things, the flushing water closet, Bramah lock and the beer pump
• Joseph Locke (1805–1860) Notable civil engineer
• Kate Rusby (1973–present) Folk singer
• Katherine Kelly (1980-present) Actress, plays Becky Granger in ITV soap opera Coronation Street
• Kenny Doughty Actor
• Mark Crossley (1969-present) Former Notts' Forest, Fulham & Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper, currently playing for Oldham Athletic in Coca-Cola League One
• Mark Jones (1933-1958) One of the eight Manchester United players to be killed in the Munich air disaster
• Michael Parkinson (1935–present) British talk show host, journalist and television presenter, most famous as presenter of Parkinson
• Mick McCarthy (1959-present) Ex-professional footballer and manager of the football club Wolves. Former manager of Republic of Ireland national football team.
• Nick Crowe (1968-present) Artist
• Obadiah Walker (1616–1699) Academic and Master of University College, Oxford from 1676 to 1688
• Robert Swift (1978-) The man who brought the Crazy Frog to the UK and subsequently rose to fame
• Sam Nixon (1986–present) Came 3rd on Pop Idol 2003. Former Catering student and ex-Holgate School pupil. Had a UK No. 1 hit with Mark Rhodes and their cover of With a Little Help from My Friends, originally performed by The Beatles. He is currently co-hosting Saturday morning BBC2 programme TMi with Mark Rhodes and Caroline Flack.
• Saxon (band) Famous Heavy metal band which formed in, and has members from Barnsley. Hits include '747 (Strangers In The Night), 'And The Bands Played On', and 'Wheels Of Steel'.
• Shaun Dooley Actor
• Simon Hirst (1976–present) Radio presenter, former host of hit40uk on commercial radio throughout the UK
• Stan Richards (1930–2005) Actor, arguably most famous for playing Seth Armstrong in Emmerdale
• Tommy Taylor (1932–1958) Professional footballer, one of the 'Busby Babes' (or Manchester United under the management of Sir Matt Busby) who was killed in the Munich air disaster
• Toby Foster Radio Sheffield presenter, standup comic and actor

• Wilf Copping (1909-1980) Footballer--played for England 20 times.
• Stuart Bennett (1959-present) Professional Snooker Referee

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Culture

Barnsley is home to a proud tradition of brass bands & originally created as social clubs for the mining communities. Grimethorpe Colliery Band, located in a village 5 miles to the east of Barnsley, is perhaps the best 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 during the Last Night of the Proms. A brass band a musical group consisting mostly or entirely of brass instruments, often with a percussion section. ... Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Selby Abbey, 2000 The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band formed in 1917 as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery. ... Brassed Off (1996) is a British film written and directed by Mark Herman. ... A Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2004. ...

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There is a live rock & hip hop music scene, which reached its height in the Britpop years, around 1997, due to its proximity to Sheffield and Manchester. Barnsley rock band Saxon were famous in the 1980s. Two of the Arctic Monkeys studied music at Barnsley College and Barnsley has its own rappers 'Yeshua', Mf:thaDon, Figure of speech, dj pete jr, rezin D. Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. ... Saxon are a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... Barnsley College is a further education college just out of the town centre of Barnsley, England. ...

Barnsley Council operates three museums, Cannon Hall, the Cooper Gallery and Worsbrough Mill. There are plans for a fourth museum located within the town hall. The project to create this is known as Experience Barnsley. Other museums in Barnsley include the volunteer-run Darfield Museum and the Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum. Other heritage sites include Wortley Top Forge, Wortley Hall, Wentworth Castle and Monk Bretton Priory. Cannon Hall Cannon Hall is a country house museum located between the villages of Cawthorne and High Hoyland north of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. ... Worsbrough Mill, also known as Worsbrough Corn Mill and Worsbrough Mill Farm is a complex of buildings including a Seventeenth Century water powered mill and a Nineteenth Century steam-powered mill in Worsbrough. ... Barnsley is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, lying on the River Dearne, approximately twenty kilometres north of Sheffield. ... Wortley Top Forge is an historic former ironworks originally dating back to the seventeenth century, although evidence suggests iron working took place in the vicinity as early as the fourteenth century. ... Wortley Hall is a stately home in the small South Yorkshire village of Wortley, located several miles north of Sheffield. ... Wentworth Castle was the ancestral home of the former Earls of Stafford. ... Originally founded under the Cluniac order, Monk Bretton Priory is located in the village of Lundwood, in the borough of Barnsley, England. ...

The Lamproom Theatre has four theatrical companies, and gives performances ranging from West End musicals to William Shakespeare. Its Youth Theatre Company presents up to three productions a year and recently performed a critically acclaimed production of 'Les Misérables: School Edition' in November 2005 which was greeted by standing ovations on each performance. The once celebrated Victorian theatre the 'Civic' has lapsed from its previous role as the cultural centre of the town and is now being developed into gallery space.

Barnsley has two twin towns:

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Sport

The historic West Stand at Oakwell Stadium is over a 100 years old

Barnsley's resident football team, Barnsley F.C. play in the Championship of the English league. Their home ground is known as the Oakwell Stadium, which is situated in Oakwell, Barnsley just outside of 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 just one season. Subsequent seasons saw them relegated to the third tier of English football. After 4 seasons, Barnsley finally regained their place in the Championship after beating Swansea City 4-3 on penalties in the play off final in Cardiff.[14] Barnsley are once again competing in The Championship in the 2007-2008 football season after surviving the relegation fight during the 2006-2007 season. In the 2007-2008 season, they were victorious at Anfield when they played against Liverpool F.C. in the FA Cup 5th round with the score being 2-1 and then followed up with another giant-killing at home against Chelsea F.C. in the following round, winning 1-0 to book a place in the Semi-finals, where they unfortunately lost to Cardiff. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Oakwell Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Barnsley, England. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Barnsley Football Club are an English football league team, based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire and nicknamed the Tykes (a Tyke is a traditional Yorkshire character rugged, hardworking and with great pride in their roots). ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... This is a list of football clubs located in England and the leagues and divisions they play in (though note that not all play in the English football league system). ... Oakwell Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Barnsley, England. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... Swansea City AFC (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team currently playing in the Football League League One. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm), is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff, and is used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ...

Speedway racing was staged a track near Barnsley known as Barnsley Lundwood. The track entered a team in the Northern Leagues of 1929 and 1930.

In popular culture

The town is mentioned in the sketch Working Class Playwright by Monty Python, in which the working-class playwright, played by Graham Chapman, berates his coal-miner son: "... you had to go poncing off to Barnsley...". Monty Python, or The Pythons,[2][3] is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... Dr. Graham Arthur Chapman (January 8, 1941 – October 4, 1989) was an English comedian, actor, writer, physician and one of the six members of the Monty Python comedy troupe. ...

References

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