(Hamlet near Carlecotes)
Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
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| Place | Townhead |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Barnsley |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.522071 |
| Longitude | -1.751847 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Townhead breathes the quietude of South Yorkshire's rolling landscape. It lies 5.9 km south-south-east of Holmfirth (from Holmfirth: bearing 156°T, OS grid SE 165 028), and is situated west-south-west of Carlecotes village. The air here, when the wind blows from the moors, carries a faint scent of damp earth and distant sheep, a clean and sharp smell that seems to scour the senses. Fields, delineated by ancient drystone walls, fall away into shallow valleys, their green hues deepened by the often-overcast sky, lending a subtle, almost bruised, beauty to the land. The modest cluster of dwellings that make up Townhead itself huddles against the prevailing weather, their stone facades weathered by years of wind and rain, each one a quiet testament to resilience.
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Explore Townhead, 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: 53.522071, -1.751847. 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 | July 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. |