Mapplewell
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| Mapplewell | |
  Mapplewell shown within South Yorkshire |
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| Metropolitan borough | Barnsley |
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| Metropolitan county | South Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BARNSLEY |
| Postcode district | S75 |
| Dialling code | 01226 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Barnsley Central |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Mapplewell is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Formely part of the now defunct Barnsley West and Penistone borough constituency, following the Boundary Commission for England's report on South Yorkshire's Parliamentary constituencies in 2004 and the subsequent inquiry in 2005, it is now part of the Barnsley Central borough constituency.
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[edit] History
Mapplewell began life as a hamlet, as it grew in size it began to merge with neighbouring hamlet, Staincross and ever since the histories of the villages have been linked together. As in Staincross, nail making was an important industry in Mapplewell in the 17th Century. However by the late 1800s mining was the predominant source of employment, after the sinking of a deep mine in North Gawber. In 1761, John Wesley preached in Mapplewell, at a time when villagers had to go to the church in neighbouring Darton to worship. After Wesleys visit, many chapels were built in the village, of which only a few remain.[1]
[edit] Geography
Mapplewell is lies around three miles north of Barnsley, situated at approximately and at an elevation of around 100 metres above sea level.
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