Kexbrough

Kexbrough
Churchfield Lane in Kexbrough heading west towards High Hoyland
Kexbrough is located in South Yorkshire
Kexbrough
Kexbrough
Location within South Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE 304 093
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBARNSLEY
Postcode districtS75
Dialling code01226
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Yorkshire
53°35′N 1°32′W / 53.58°N 1.54°W / 53.58; -1.54

Kexbrough is a village in the Barnsley district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England, on the border with West Yorkshire.[1] The village falls within the Darton West ward of Barnsley MBC. It is located west of the M1 motorway, just south of Junction 38 at an elevation of around 351 feet (107 m) above sea level. Historically the village was known as Kexborough, and includes the hamlets of Haigh and Swithin.[2] Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

  1. ^ Barnsley Family History Society Index to 1851 Census: Kexborough. Barnsley Family History Society. 1992. ISBN 9780951868584.
  2. ^ "Kexborough West Riding". visionofireland.org. Retrieved 2 March 2023.