Wednesday 13 June 2007
Barnsley is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, lying on the River Dearne, approximately twenty kilometres north of Sheffield. It is between junctions 36 and 37 of the M1 motorway and has a railway station served by the Hallam and Penistone Lines.It is the main town in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley and has 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. Whereas the BarnsleyTown itself has a population of just over 72,000 and the borough of around 223,500.
Population: 72,000
OS grid reference: SE3406
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
Dial code: 01226
Police: South Yorkshire
Fire: South Yorkshire
Ambulance: Yorkshire
UK Parliament: Barnsley Central
UK Parliament: Barnsley East and Mexborough
UK Parliament: Barnsley West and Penistone
Labels: Barnsley Info
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