Barnsley
Town
The town centre St Mary's Church Old Courthouse Lock Park Tower Oakwell
Barnsley Location within South Yorkshire
Population	71,422 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE3406
• London	175 miles (282 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough	Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List Athersley Carlton Kendray Kingstone Lundwood Monk Bretton Pogmoor Stairfoot
Post town	BARNSLEY
Postcode district	S70, S71, S75
Dialling code	01226
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Barnsley North, Barnsley South, Penistone and Stocksbridge
Website	https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°33′10″N 1°28′50″W / 53.55278°N 1.48056°W / 53.55278; -1.48056

Barnsley (/ˈbɑːrnzli/ ^ⓘ) is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was recorded as 71,599 at the 2021 census,^[2] while the wider borough (as of 2025) has a population of 251,770.^[3]

Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Barnsley is located on the M1 corridor between the cities of Sheffield to the south and Wakefield to the north. Doncaster lies to the east, Huddersfield to the north-west and Manchester lies west across the Peak District, to which it is connected via the A628 road.

Barnsley's former industries include linen, coal mining, glass making and textiles. Its culture is rooted in its industrial heritage and has a tradition of brass bands, originally created as social clubs by its mining communities.