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Discover Penistone
Penistone in Barnsley (England) with it's 10,956 citizens is a town in United Kingdom about 153 mi (or 246 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Penistone is now 06:18 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports near Penistone, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Leeds Bradford Airport in a distance of 24 mi (or 38 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cawthorne, Wortley, Stainborough, Bradfield and Woolley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F
Morning Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
Evening Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 73% |
Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 40% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
4°C (40 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Fountain Inn
Bagden Hall Hotel
The Grove
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Peak District Mountain Biking - April 2012
Shot for http://www.actioncamtalk.com First proper ride of the season turned out slightly eventful on the first attempt! Great ride though even if it was a little muddy in places and some great...
Thurgoland
Thurgoland 12February 2012 11:00 AM - The Yorkshire Fleet Air Arm Association will be holding a wreath laying ceremony at the War Memorial in Thurgoland on Sunday 12 February 2012 to ...
LMS 44871 & 45407 on The Tin Bath on Sun 17th March 2013 makes its way across Penistone viaduct
the tin bath hauled by 44871 & 45407 begins to exhilarate out of Pennistone station and across the viaduct. Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0geK-dNdBf0 Part 3: ...
Kittens available for adoption as at 30th July 2010 (Vid 2)
Maureen's Penistone Cat Rescue, kittens available for adoption 30/07/2010.
Kittens available for adoption as at 30th July 2010
Maureen's Penistone Cat Rescue, kittens available for adoption 30/07/10.
Pen Steam
This video clip came to me from Braham Hughes, who had shot it in high-definition and I rendered it to low-definition. It shows a double-header steam train passing over Penistone viaduct...
4th Jan 2014 Pennine Trail Dog Walk
Paula, Len & Louise with Cezar, Susie, Dallas and Bruno go for a 9km odd walk along the Pennine Trail form Penistone.
Don-Bur Teardrop Trailer (2013 Commercial) HD
Since the launch of the aerodynamic, streamlined Teardrop trailers in 2006, they have become a common site on the UK road infrastructure; many of which in blue-chip customer livery, such as...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Penistone and Stocksbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Penistone and Stocksbridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Angela Smith of the Labour Party.
Penistone Rural District
Penistone Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was named after but did not contain Penistone. The town itself was contained within the Penistone Urban District. The district was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 and went on to be part of the newly formed Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in the, also newly formed, metropolitan county of South Yorkshire.
Hartcliff Folly
The Hartcliff Folly (or Tower) near Penistone, South Yorkshire, England was built in 1856 by a linen merchant called Henry Richardson. At this time the Linen works were Barnsley’s largest industry. Richardson also built Hartcliffe Lodge before becoming the first Mayor of the borough of Barnsley. The tower looks as though it’s a Folly but it has stairs running through the middle of it and some believe that it was used as a viewing platform for game shooting.
Penistone Paramount Cinema
The Penistone Paramount Cinema is a community cinema and theatre in Penistone, near Barnsley, in the heart of the South Yorkshire Pennines. Besides the big film releases, there are live shows and monthly organ concerts. The cinema is also home to one of the few working theatre organs in the country. The Paramount Compton Organ has been recently rebuilt, and was the reason why the cinema was renamed from the Metro Cinema.
Saint John the Baptist Church, Penistone
Saint John the Baptist Church, Penistone Parish Church, or Penistone Church is a Church of England church in the Parish of Penistone, near Barnsley, in the United Kingdom. The church is a Grade 1 listed building and is located in the centre of the town of Penistone.
Thurgoland Tunnel
Thurgoland Tunnel is a double bore abandoned railway tunnel between Penistone and Wortley. Its total length is 924 feet . It was opened in 1845 on the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway between Manchester Store Street and Sheffield. It is characterised by a curve of sixty chains radius on a falling gradient of 1 in 131. Because of the difficulties in laying it out, it consists of a series of straight sections in a series of erratic curves varying from 100 to 20 chains.
Hoylandswaine
Hoylandswaine is a village in the county of South Yorkshire. Located near Penistone and west of the M1 along the A628 it enjoys easy access to more significant locales such as Sheffield, Barnsley, Manchester and even Leeds.
Oxspring railway station
Oxspring railway station was a short lived station built by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway to serve the village of Oxspring, South Yorkshire, England. The station opened on 5 December 1845 but due to cost-cutting measures it was closed, along with Dog Lane, Hazelhead and Thurgoland, on 5 November 1847.