What is Barnsley?
{{Infobox UK place |country = England |coordinates = {{coord|53.5547|-1.4791|display=inline,title}} |official_name = Barnsley |population = 91,297 |population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]])<ref name=Pop2011 /> |metropolitan_borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley|Barnsley]] |region = Yorkshire and the Humber |metropolitan_county = [[South Yorkshire]] |post_town = BARNSLEY |postcode_district = S70-S75 |postcode_area = S |dial_code = 01226 |os_grid_reference = SE3406 |constituency_westminster = [[Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley Central]] |london_distance = 175&nbsp;mi&nbsp;(281&nbsp;km)&nbsp;[[Boxing the compass|SSE]] |static_image_name = Barnsley (36580503481).jpg |static_image_caption = Barnsley Town Hall }} '''Barnsley''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɑːr|n|z|l|i}}) is a large [[market town|market]] and [[college town|college]] town in [[South Yorkshire]], England, the town is surrounded by several towns and villages, which together form the [[Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley]], of which Barnsley is the administrative centre. At the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]], Barnsley had a population of 91,297<ref name=Pop2011>population of the Barnsley urban subdivision http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-yorkshireandthehumber.php</ref> out of close to 250,000 in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley|wider borough]] in the [[Dearne Valley]]. [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]. It is located between the cities of [[Sheffield]], [[Manchester]], [[Wakefield]] and [[Leeds]]. It is home to [[Barnsley F.C.]] and they play at [[Oakwell]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{Commons category|Barnsley}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{Wiktionary|Barnsley}} {{multistub|UK|geo}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Barnsley]]