Worsbrough
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Worsbrough is a district 2 to 3 miles south of Barnsley in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Before 1974, Worsbrough had its own urban district council in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Much of Worsbrough is now part of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's, Worsbrough Ward, although certain parts of the historic Worsbrough district, such as Birdwell, Rockley and Blacker Hill, currently lie within neighbouring council wards.
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- Locality
- Barnsley
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,056
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Barnsley
- Population
- 13700
- Image
- Worsbrough - southern end of High Street.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01226
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- OS grid reference
- SE3406
- postal code
- S70
- Commons category
- Worsbrough
- historic county
- Yorkshire
- P8168
- Yazid I
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Platz der Republik
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Landmarks
- History
- Places of worship
- Church of England
- St Thomas and St James' Church
- St Mary's Church
- Church
- Roman Catholic
- Community Church
- Education
- Sport and recreation
- Arts
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- External links
Worsbrough is a district 2 to 3 miles south of Barnsley in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Before 1974, Worsbrough had its own urban district council in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Much of Worsbrough is now part of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's, Worsbrough Ward, although certain parts of the historic Worsbrough district, such as Birdwell, Rockley and Blacker Hill, currently lie within neighbouring council wards.
==Geography==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Worsbrough” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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