Birdwell

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Birdwell is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England and is located approximately 4.5 miles south of Barnsley, 12.1 miles north-east of Sheffield, and 20.0 miles west of Doncaster. The village falls within the Rockingham Ward of the Barnsley Metropolitan Council. Neighbouring villages include Worsbrough, Tankersley and Hoyland Common. ()

Alternative names: Population: 3.1 thous.Coordinates: 53°30'17"N, 1°29'3"W

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Birdwell – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alhambra Shopping Centre, Oakwell, Wentworth Castle Gardens, Wortley Top Forge.

3.2 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Alhambra Shopping Centre, Barnsley
82 min walk • Alhambra Shopping Centre, also known by its former name The Mall Barnsley, is Barnsley's main shopping complex, housing 41 shops and adjacent to Barnsley Market. The centre was opened in 1991.
3.4 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Oakwell, Barnsley
86 min walk • Oakwell is a multi-purpose sports development in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England used primarily by Barnsley Football Club for playing their home fixtures, and those of their reserves.
2 miNW
Forts and castles, Garden, Park
Wentworth Castle Gardens, Barnsley
52 min walk • Wentworth Castle is a grade-I listed country house, the former seat of the Earls of Strafford, at Stainborough, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is now home to the Northern College for Residential and Community Education.
3.1 miW
Museum, History museum
Wortley Top Forge, Barnsley
79 min walk • Wortley Top Forge is an historic former finery forge and ironworks originally dating back to the seventeenth century, although evidence suggests iron working took place in the vicinity as early as the fourteenth century.
2.7 miE
Museum, History museum
Elsecar Heritage Centre, Barnsley
70 min walk • Elsecar Heritage Centre is a living history centre in Elsecar, Barnsley, England. It covers the industrial history of the area, and includes a Newcomen steam engine, the only such engine still in its original location.
1.5 miN
Museum
Worsbrough Mill, Barnsley
38 min walk • Worsbrough Mill, also known as Worsbrough Corn Mill and Worsbrough Mill Farm is a complex of buildings including a seventeenth-century water-powered mill and a nineteenth-century steam-powered mill in Worsbrough, Barnsley, England.
2.6 miN
Park
Locke Park, Barnsley
68 min walk • Locke Park is a 47-acre public open space and one of the largest outdoor green spaces in the Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.
3.1 miSE
Church
Holy Trinity Church
79 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Wentworth, South Yorkshire.
3 miSE
Church
Old Holy Trinity Church
78 min walk • The Old Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Wentworth, South Yorkshire, England. It is partly in ruins, and stands close to a newer church also dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Stainborough, Barnsley
27 min walk • Stainborough is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 399, reducing slightly to 390 at the 2011 Census.
3.2 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Rood Church, Barnsley
81 min walk • Holy Rood Church is a Roman Catholic Parish Church in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1905. It is situated on the corner of Castlereagh Street and George Street, next to West Way in the town centre. It was designed by Edward Simpson and is a Grade II listed building.