Barnside Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Barnside
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Static Image Caption:Barnside hamlet, Hepworth
Coordinates:53.5502°N -1.743°W
Metropolitan Borough:Kirklees
Metropolitan County:West Yorkshire
Shire District:West Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Shire County:Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:Colne Valley
Post Town:Holmfirth
Postcode District:HD9
Postcode Area:HD
Dial Code:01484

Barnside is a hamlet on Barnside Lane approximately 3/4 mile to the southeast of Hepworth in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the civic parish of Holme Valley and the metropolitan borough of Kirklees.

History

In 1822 Thomas Langdale recorded that Barnside-Wood in the township of Hepworth comprised four farm houses.[1]

Barnside Colliery, approximately 1/2 mile from the current hamlet operated from  - .[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Langdale, Thomas . A Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire . 1822 . J. Langdale & T. Langdale . Northallerton, Ripon & London .
  2. Web site: Barnside Colliery – Hepworth, West Yorkshire. www.aditnow.co.uk. 13 May 2013.