Barnsley
town in South Yorkshire, England
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Summary
Barnsley is a town[1]. Barnsley ranks in the top 1% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,773 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Barnsley[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: unparished area[5]
- Shares border with: Sheffield[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Schwäbisch Gmünd[7]
- Commons category: Barnsley[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[9], UTC+01:00[10]
- Local dialing code: 01226[11]
- OS grid reference: SE3406[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Barnsley[13]
- Population: 245,199[14]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
- Capital of: Barnsley[18]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Barnsley[19]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Barnsley[20]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Barnsley[21]
- Owner of: Oakwell[22]
- Area: 25.7 km²[23]
- Historic county: Yorkshire[24]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Barnsley[25]
Why It Matters
Barnsley has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Barnsley is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]