Barnburgh Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Barnburgh - St Peter's Church - from NE.jpg
Static Image Caption:Barnburgh - St Peter's Church
Coordinates:53.52°N -1.27°W
Map Type:South Yorkshire
Official Name:Barnburgh
Metropolitan Borough:Doncaster
Civil Parish:Barnburgh
Metropolitan County:South Yorkshire
Population:1,924
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Doncaster North
Post Town:DONCASTER
Postcode District:DN5
Postcode Area:DN
Dial Code:01709
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Borough of Doncaster
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within City of Doncaster
Type:Village

Barnburgh is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The village is adjacent to the village of Harlington - the parish contains both villages, and according to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,979,[1] reducing to 1,924 at the 2011 Census.[2] The village is located 3miles north of Mexborough, 2miles east of Goldthorpe and 8miles west of Doncaster itself.

In the centre of the village is the parish church of St Peter, which is famous for the legend of the 'Cat and Man' and is mainly of Norman and Transitional architectural styles.

There was a coal mine situated half a mile west of the village called Barnburgh Main Colliery, which operated between 1911 and 1989.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790254 Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Doncaster
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 6 March 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.