What is "hoyland"

Hoyland is a town near Barnsley in Northern England. The town developed from the hamlets of Upper Hoyland, Hoyland, and Hoyland Common.

The town has also been known as Nether Hoyland. That name was given to it to prevent confusion with High Hoyland. When the urban district council was formed the name they used was Hoyland Nether Urban District Council. This was also applied to the area run by Hoyland UDC. However, most locals have always known it simply as Hoyland.

Hoyland is part of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, but it lies within the historic boundaries of West Riding of Yorkshire. In 2001 it had a population of 15,497. At the 2011 Census the appropriate ward (Hoyland Milton) had a population of 11,852.

Hoyland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Jamie Hoyland (born 1966), English footballer and manager
• John Hoyland (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert G. Hoyland, British historian
• Tommy Hoyland (born 1932), English footballer
• Vic Hoyland (born 1945), English classical composer