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.