What is "brierley"

Brierley (pronounced as "bry"-"early") is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The town, situated close to the border with West Yorkshire, is at the south of the A628 road, and is less than to the south-west of Hemsworth.

The civil parish of Brierley contains the large pit village of Grimethorpe, and at the 2001 census had a population of 5,973, increasing to 7,267 in the 2011 Census.

Brierley lies approximately above sea level.

Brierley may refer to:

• Brierley, Gloucestershire, England
• Brierley, Herefordshire, England
• Brierley, South Yorkshire, England
• Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England

Brierley is a surname of English origin. The name may refer to:

• Benjamin Brierley (1825–1896), British author
• Benjamin Brierley (rugby player) (born 1986), German rugby union international
• David Brierly (1935–2008), English actor
• Roger Brierley (1935–2005), British accountant and actor
• Ron Brierley (born 1937), New Zealand investor and corporate raider
• Thomas Brierley (1785–1855), British Freemason whose gravestone became a mystery
• Tom Brierley (1910–1989), English and Canadian cricket player
• Walter Brierley (1862–1926), English architect
• Jennet Brierley and Ellen Brierley two of the twelve witches tried at Lancaster Assizes in August 1612 for their part in the Pendle Hill witchcraft case