What is "barnsley"

Barnsley (, locally ) is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, located halfway between Leeds and Sheffield. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies on the River Dearne. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and its administrative centre. At the 2011 Census, Barnsley had a population of 91,297.

Barnsley is a former industrial town centred on coal mining and glassmaking. Although both industries declined in the 20th century, Barnsley's culture is rooted in its industrial heritage and it has a tradition of brass bands, originally created as social clubs by its mining communities. It is also home of the Barnsley chop.

The town is accessed from junctions 36, 37 and 38 of the M1 motorway and has a railway station on the Hallam and Penistone Lines. Barnsley F.C. is the local football club.

Barnsley was a Parliamentary constituency covering the town of Barnsley in England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England

Barnsley may also refer to:

Barnsley were a British speedway team from Barnsley, England, that competed in the English Dirt Track League in the inaugural season of British Speedway in 1929.

Barnsley is the surname of:

• Craig Barnsley (born 1983), South African born Welsh cricketer
• Barnsley brothers, Ernest and Sidney, Arts and Crafts movement master builders, furniture designers and makers in the early 20th century
  • Edward Barnsley (1900–1987), designer and maker of furniture, teacher and an important figure in the British craft movement; son of Sidney Barnsley
• Geoff Barnsley (born 1935), English former footballer
• Godfrey Barnsley (1805-1873), British-American businessman and cotton broker
• Grace Barnsley (1896-1975), English pottery decorator
• Michael Barnsley, mathematician
• Victoria Barnsley (born 1954), British businesswoman and entrepreneur