Hoylandswaine

Hoylandswaine
Saint John the Evangelist Church, Hoylandswaine
Hoylandswaine is located in South Yorkshire
Hoylandswaine
Hoylandswaine
Location within South Yorkshire
Area0.3847 km2 (0.1485 sq mi)
Population1,038 (2021 census)
• Density2,698/km2 (6,990/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSE 263 048
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Dialling code01226
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°32′20″N 1°36′11″W / 53.539°N 1.603°W / 53.539; -1.603

Hoylandswaine is a village in the civil parish of Penistone, in the Barnsley district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. In 2021 it had a population of 1038.[1] Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Located between Silkstone and Penistone and west of the M1 along the A628 it enjoys easy access to more significant locales such as Barnsley, Manchester, Huddersfield, Sheffield and Leeds.

Located on a historic salt track and once a nail-making and agricultural village, today, Hoylandswaine is part of the affluent commuter village belt to the west of Barnsley.

  1. ^ "Hoylandswaine". City Population. Retrieved 13 June 2024.