Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Blacker Hill, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blacker Hill map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Blacker Hill, South Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Blacker Hill |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Barnsley |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.514196 |
| Longitude | -1.445929 |
| Place Type | Village |
Blacker Hill surveys the steady, rolling expanse of the South Yorkshire landscape from its vantage point above the Barnsley coalfields. It lies 1.5 miles south-east of Worsbrough (from Worsbrough: bearing 143°T, OS grid SE 368 020), and is situated north-north-west of Platts Common village. The eponymous Blacker Hill rises sharply to the north-east, catching the pale, slanted light of winter afternoons that turns the horizon a bruised, metallic purple. Below these slopes, the waters of Blacker Dike navigate the heavy earth, carving a modest path through the clay that speaks of long-forgotten industry. Ancient echoes remain in the nearby Romano-British settlements, where the soil holds the quiet memory of those who first broke this ground. The air here carries a clarity born of open space, far removed from the clamour of the larger neighbouring towns. Blacker Hill retains a grounded, stoic character, shaped by the weight of its subterranean history and the vast, unyielding sky.
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Explore Blacker Hill, South Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.514196, -1.445929. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |