Barnsley

Barnsley, a manufacturing town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, on the river Dearne, 10 miles S. of Wakefield, and 15 N. of Sheffield by rail. Standing high, in the midst of a rich mineral district, it has manufactures of linen, iron, steel, and glass, bleaching and dye works, &c. Besides ample railway communication, it has the advantage of a canal. The county court was built in 1861; and in the same year a pretty public park of 20 acres was given to the town. Barnsley was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1869. Pop. (1851) 13,437; (1881) 29,789; (1891) 35,427.