Barnside is a hamlet on Barnside Lane approximately 3/4 mile to the southeast of Hepworth in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the civic parish of Holme Valley and the metropolitan borough of Kirklees.

Barnside
Barnside hamlet, Hepworth
Barnside is located in West Yorkshire
Barnside
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Location within West Yorkshire
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Region
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHolmfirth
Postcode districtHD9
Dialling code01484
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53°33′01″N 1°44′35″W / 53.550233°N 1.743017°W / 53.550233; -1.743017

History

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In 1822 Thomas Langdale recorded that Barnside-Wood in the township of Hepworth comprised four farm houses.[1]

Barnside Colliery, approximately 1/2 mile from the current hamlet operated from c. 1855c. 1887.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Langdale, Thomas (1822). A Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire. Northallerton, Ripon & London: J. Langdale & T. Langdale.
  2. ^ "Barnside Colliery – Hepworth, West Yorkshire" (PDF). www.aditnow.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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