Barnburgh
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Barnburgh | |
Barnburgh shown within South Yorkshire |
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Population | 1,979 (2001) |
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Metropolitan borough | Doncaster |
Metropolitan county | South Yorkshire |
Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DONCASTER |
Postcode district | DN5 |
Dialling code | 01709 |
Police | South Yorkshire |
Fire | South Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
UK Parliament | Barnsley East and Mexborough |
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire |
Barnburgh is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The village is adjacent to the village of Harlington - the parish contains both villages, and according to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,979. The village is located about three miles north of Mexborough, two miles east of Goldthorpe and about eight miles west of Doncaster itself. The local pub is the Coach & Horses on the High Street.
The local colliery was Barnburgh Main Colliery, which closed in 1989.