Barnsley, New South Wales
- Barnsley, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Barnsley
city = Newcastle
state = nsw
caption =
lga = City of Lake Macquarie
postcode = 2278
pop = 1799 (2006 census)
area = 2.2
est =
parish = Teralba
stategov = Cessnock
fedgov = Charlton
dist1 = 21
dir1 = W
location1= Newcastle
near-nw = Holmesville
near-n = Holmesville
near-ne = Cameron Park
near-w = Killingworth
near-e = Edgeworth
near-sw = Killingworth
near-s = Teralba
near-se = Teralba
Barnsley is a township in New South Wales, Australia, located convert|21|km|mi|0|lk=on west of Newcastle's central business district. It is suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. It was voted 'The Best Place To Live In The History Of The World, Ever' by the foremost authority on the subject.
History
The area was first settled by Europeans in 1829. The town took its name from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and its public school opened in 1865. In 1911 the population was 216.
External links
* [http://www.lakemac.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/lhist/suburb/lmp&p/barnsley.htm History of Barnsley]
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