Barnsdale

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Barnsdale
Robin Hood's Well is on the east of the southbound carriageway of the A1, about 1 mile south of Barnsdale Bar.
Barnsdale Location within South Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE508136
Metropolitan borough	City of Doncaster City of Wakefield
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DONCASTER
Postcode district	DN6
Dialling code	01302
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°37′03″N 1°13′53″W / 53.617533°N 1.231403°W / 53.617533; -1.231403

Barnsdale, or Barnsdale Forest, is an area of South and West Yorkshire, England. The area falls within the modern-day districts of Doncaster and Wakefield. Barnsdale was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.^[1] Barnsdale is commonly associated with Robin Hood.