Yorkshire, England » West Riding of Yorkshire, England » Barnsley Barnsley, Yorkshire (WRY) Location The town of Barnsley is about eleven miles south of Wakefield and seventeen miles west of Doncaster. Sheffield is fifteen miles to the south. The town was served by three ecclesiastical parishes at the time of the 1851 census. Gleanings from Barnsley (Parish of St George) Barnsley (Parish of St John) Barnsley (St John) Census Returns 1851 Census Barnsley (St John) Barnsley (Parish of St Mary)
