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Silkstone Common South Yorkshire Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Silkstone Common, South Yorkshire

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PlaceSilkstone Common
Traditional CountySouth Yorkshire
District / BoroughBarnsley
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.535477
Longitude-1.562145
Place TypeVillage

About Silkstone Common

Silkstone Common emerges as a quiet threshold where the industrial memory of South Yorkshire meets the persistent green of the Pennine foothills. It lies 2.9 miles east-north-east of Penistone (from Penistone: bearing 76°T, OS grid SE 291 044), and is situated south of Silkstone village. The landscape here holds a particular clarity, where the low sun catches the metallic edges of the Dog and Boy artwork, casting sharp, elongated shadows across the pavement. Beneath the surface of the modern commute, the heavy, dark earth remembers the colliery lines that once dictated the movement of coal and men. Water remains a constant companion to the residents, as the steady, glass-like surface of Blacker Dam reflects the shifting moods of the northern sky. Throughout the changing seasons, the light softens the hard lines of the local stone, lending a pale, melancholic grace to the gardens that border the quiet roads. Silkstone Common maintains an unassuming composure, indifferent to the bustle of the nearby districts, while the horizon remains wide and open to the winds. By the water’s edge, the air carries a crisp, mineral sharpness, reminding those who walk there that the foundations of Silkstone Common are carved from the grit and shale of a deeper, older geology.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Dog and Boy (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 181° S
  • Blacker Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.3 mi, 285° WNW
  • Silkstone Beck (River) — 0.3 mi, 285° WNW
  • Lindley Dike (River) — 0.5 mi, 264° W
  • Silkstone Waggonway (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 351° N
  • Champany Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 063° ENE
  • Silkstone 17Th Century Glassworks And 18Th Century Pottery, 180M East Of All Saints Church (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 010° N
  • Pye Flatts Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 296° WNW · 2 ha
  • Banks Bottom (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 343° NNW
  • Pinfold Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 180° S
  • The Green (Park) — 1.5 mi, 129° SE
  • Low Mill Furnace (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 015° NNE
  • Wentworth Castle Gardens (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 116° ESE
  • Keeper's Pond (Wetland) — 1.9 mi, 120° ESE
  • The Victorian Conservatory (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 114° ESE
  • Wentworth Castle (Castle) — 1.9 mi, 113° ESE
  • Stainborough Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 115° ESE
  • Ha Ha Walls & Stone Bridge (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 115° ESE
  • Anglo-Saxon Period Cross In Churchyard Of All Saints (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 351° N
  • Menagerie Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 105° ESE
  • Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 350° N
  • Duke of Argyll Monument (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 123° ESE
  • Cascade (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 340° NNW
  • Cannon Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.4 mi, 338° NNW · 118 ha
  • The Horizon Theatre (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 066° ENE
  • De Morgan Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 334° NNW
  • Wortley Top Forge Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 175° S
  • Penistone Paramount Cinema (Cinema) — 2.8 mi, 256° WSW
  • Heald Head Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 310° NW
  • Cawthorne Park (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 353° N

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About This Silkstone Common Map Page

Explore Silkstone 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: 53.535477, -1.562145. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.