Barnsley is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north of the town of Worsbrough, and 152 miles north-west of London. Barnsley lies three miles south-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Barnsley falls within the metropolitan district council of Barnsley. It is in the S70 postcode district. The post town for Barnsley is Barnsley.
Barnsley is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | South Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Barnsley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Barnsley is S70 2SW.
Barnsley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the S70 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the S70 postcode district.
The post town for Barnsley is Barnsley. Barnsley is in the S70 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnsley.
The centre of Barnsley is located at position 53.55352° latitude and -1.48259° longitude.
Latitude | 53.55352° |
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Longitude | -1.48259° |
The centre of Barnsley is located at the grid reference easting 434376 and northing 406446 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 434376 |
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Northing | 406446 |
Position of Barnsley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Barnsley to the centre of the town.
Position of Barnsley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Barnsley to the centre of the city.