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Old Town South Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Old Town, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Town 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.

Interactive Map of Old Town, South Yorkshire

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Place	Old Town
Traditional County	South Yorkshire
District / Borough	Barnsley
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.558410
Longitude	-1.494595
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Old Town

Old Town rises from the South Yorkshire landscape as a sturdy suburban presence that maintains a quiet, distinct character amidst the industrial heritage of Barnsley. It lies 0.6 miles north-west of Barnsley (from Barnsley: bearing 304°T, OS grid SE 335 069), and is situated east-south-east of Gawber village. The terrain here holds a subtle elevation, offering residents a vantage point that catches the pale, slanting light of northern afternoons as it travels across the rooftops. Walking the local streets, one senses the proximity of greenery, particularly where the open spaces of Wilthorpe Park provide a breathable margin between the brickwork and the encroaching countryside. Old Town retains a functional, unpretentious charm, where the echoes of past coal-driven prosperity have faded into the hum of modern daily transit. Nearby, the presence of the Harold 'Dickie' Bird statue serves as a bronze sentinel, marking the cultural pride that the wider district feels for its homegrown sporting figures. This connection to the wider Barnsley identity is reinforced by the short distance to the town centre, where the cultural offerings of the Lamproom Theatre draw the curious from their quiet residential streets. The rhythm of life in Old Town is defined by this balance, caught between the utility of its suburban boundaries and the persistent, rolling hills that define the wider Yorkshire horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wilthorpe Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 014° NNE
Town End Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 139° SE
Harold 'Dickie' Bird (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 111° ESE
Lamproom Theatre (Theatre) — 0.5 mi, 133° SE
Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 122° ESE
The Electric Theatre (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 104° ESE
Cooper Art Gallery (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 113° ESE
Parkway (Cinema) — 0.7 mi, 116° ESE
Keresforth Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 197° SSW
The Fleets (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 068° ENE
Locke Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.1 mi, 165° SSE · 18 ha
East Gawber Hall Colliery Fanhouse, 800M North East Of Croft Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 030° NNE
Locke Park Tower (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 161° SSE
East Gawber Hall Colliery Fanhouse (Historic Ruins) — 1.2 mi, 026° NNE
Stand Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 008° N
Dodworth Dike (River) — 1.5 mi, 197° SSW
Higham Bottom (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 269° W
Monk Bretton Standing Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 073° ENE
Stainborough Dike (River) — 1.9 mi, 197° SSW
Wigfield Farm (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 164° SSE
Walker's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 187° S
Menagerie Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 194° SSW
Monk Bretton Priory (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 097° E
Low Mill Furnace (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 267° W
Worsbrough Mill Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 160° SSE
Wentworth Castle Gardens (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.6 mi, 197° SSW · 207 ha
Ha Ha Walls & Stone Bridge (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 202° SSW
The Victorian Conservatory (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 204° SSW
Wentworth Castle (Castle) — 2.6 mi, 203° SSW
Stairfoot Station (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 113° ESE

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