Barnsley

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UK/ˈbɑː(ɹ)nsli/Yorkshire/ˈbaːnslɪ/

proper noun

A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).

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Meanings

proper nounBarnsley (countable and uncountable, plural Barnsleys)

plural Barnsleys

  1. countableuncountableA market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).
  2. A number of other places:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (without a council) in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0705).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Worfield parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7592).
    3. countableuncountableA township west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
    4. countableuncountableA locality in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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APA

Barnsley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnsley

MLA

“Barnsley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnsley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barnsley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnsley.

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