Barnsley

Barnsley
Barnsley
	; Barnsley Town Hall
	Barnsley
	Location within South Yorkshire
Population	91,297 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE3406
• London	175 mi (281 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough	Barnsley;
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARNSLEY
Postcode district	S70-S75
Dialling code	01226
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Barnsley Central;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°33′17″N 1°28′45″W / 53.5547°N 1.4791°W

Barnsley (/ˈbɑːrnzli/) is a large market and college town in South Yorkshire, England, the town is surrounded by several towns and villages, which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the administrative centre. At the 2011 Census, Barnsley had a population of 91,297^[1] out of close to 250,000 in the wider borough in the Dearne Valley. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located between the cities of Sheffield, Manchester, Wakefield and Leeds. It is home to Barnsley F.C. and they play at Oakwell.

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Barnsley
Barnsley Town Hall
Barnsley
Location within South Yorkshire
Population	91,297 (2011 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SE3406
• London	175 mi (281 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough	Barnsley
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARNSLEY
Postcode district	S70-S75
Dialling code	01226

Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire

UK Parliament	Barnsley Central
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°33′17″N 1°28′45″W / 53.5547°N 1.4791°W / 53.5547; -1.4791