Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Platts Common, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Platts Common 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.
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| Place | Platts Common |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Barnsley |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.509011 |
| Longitude | -1.442363 |
| Place Type | Village |
Platts Common commands a rugged prominence within the South Yorkshire landscape, where the horizon remains etched with the enduring legacy of its industrial inheritance. It lies 1.9 miles south-east of Worsbrough (from Worsbrough: bearing 146°T, OS grid SE 370 015), and is situated south-south-east of Blacker Hill village. The earth here retains a restless energy, shaped by generations who laboured beneath the broad, shifting skies to extract the coal that once powered a nation. To the east, the slopes of Roebuck Hill rise to catch the pale, melancholic light of dawn, casting long shadows that stretch across the stone-lined lanes. Below these heights, the quiet persistence of the Blacker Dike marks the boundary of the landscape, threading through the terrain like a silver vein of forgotten memory. The air in Platts Common often carries the crisp, sharp scent of the nearby Wombwell Wood, where ancient timber provides a stark contrast to the utilitarian brickwork of the local dwellings. These streets possess a quiet, stoic dignity, reflecting a history defined more by the strength of the human spirit than by grand architectural gestures. Even today, the transition from the bustling district to the open fields occurs with a sudden, breath-taking clarity that reveals the true, unadorned character of the northern hills.
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Explore Platts Common, 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: 53.509011, -1.442363. 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. |