Wombwell

Wombwell
High Street, Wombwell
Wombwell is located in South Yorkshire
Wombwell
Wombwell
Location within South Yorkshire
Population15,316 (2011)
OS grid referenceSE399028
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBARNSLEY
Postcode districtS73
Dialling code01226
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°30′58″N 1°24′00″W / 53.516°N 1.400°W / 53.516; -1.400

Wombwell (locally /ˈwʊmwɛl/) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. In the 2011 census, data for the town was split between the ward of Wombwell[1] and small sections that fell into the wards of Darfield (specifically the area south of Pitt Street, including Broomhill)[2] and Stairfoot (specifically the area south of Aldham Crescent).[3] Added together, these record the town's population at approximately 15,316.

Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, its name may have originally been "Womba's Well", meaning "well in a hollow".

  1. ^ "Wombwell – UK Census Data 2011".
  2. ^ "Darfield – UK Census Data 2011".
  3. ^ "Stairfoot – UK Census Data 2011".