Local authority · E08000038

Barnsley

In use

Barnsley is a local authority in England, published in boundary releases since May 2025.

The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.

Code
E08000038
Kind
Local authority
Area
328 km²
In use
2025 to now

Where it sits

RegionYorkshire
Ceremonial countySouth Yorkshire
Grouping of councilsBarnsley
CountryEngland

What it contains

147 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries

18 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries

  • Barnsley, unparished area
  • Billingley
  • Cawthorne
  • Dunford
  • Great Houghton
  • Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth
  • High Hoyland
  • Hunshelf
  • Langsett
  • Little Houghton
  • Oxspring
  • Penistone
  • Shafton
  • Silkstone
  • Stainborough
  • Tankersley
  • Thurgoland
  • Wortley

What it overlaps

1 ward, as of the December 2023 boundaries

Neighbours

6 local authorities share a border with Barnsley, longest border first.

Data published for it

Ask the API

Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.

  • The areaDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000038
  • Its boundaryDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000038/geometry?tier=medium
  • Its historyDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000038/history
  • What it sits withinDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000038/parents
  • What it containsDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000038/children
  • Its neighboursDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000038/neighbours
  • What you can ask about itDocs
    GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000038?include=capabilities