Penistone, Market town in South Yorkshire, England.
Penistone sits on a high ridge in South Yorkshire, surrounded by farmland, dry stone walls, and rolling hills leading to western moorlands.
The Domesday Book of 1086 first recorded Penistone as Pengestone, referencing a settlement on elevated ground derived from Celtic terms.
The annual Penistone Agricultural Show in September features local livestock exhibitions, including the traditional Whitefaced Woodland sheep breeds.
The town center maintains a weekly Thursday market and contains essential services including a health center, library, and shopping district.
Penistone Grammar School, established in 1392 through land donation, transformed into one of England's first neighborhood comprehensive schools.
Location: Barnsley
GPS coordinates: 53.52500,-1.62900
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:32
Penistone Paramount Cinema
111 m
Saint John the Baptist Church, Penistone
110 m
Hartcliff Folly
2.7 km
Church of St Saviour
2 km
Milestone Built Into North Wall Of Churchyard At Se 247033
127 m
Church of St John the Evangelist
2.4 km
Milestone Built Into Wall And Adjacent To Netherfield Congregational Chapel At Se 242039
839 m
Penistone Railway Viaduct on Penistone and Denby Dale Line
514 m
Milestone Approximately 200 Metres East Of Roundabout At Junction With A629 At Se 259043
1.6 km
Penistone War Memorial
136 m
Milestone Approximately 100 Metres North Of Penistone Grammar School
1.2 km
Gunthwaite Hall Barn Approximately 50 Metres North Of Gunthwaite Hall (east Part)
3.5 km
Willow Bridge, Barnsley
2.1 km
Wayside cross south of Hartcliff Road
1.7 km
Catshaw Cross
4.1 km
Milestone
782 m
Milestone Opposite Junction With Towngate
1.4 km
Milestone Set In South Side Of Southern Wall Enclosing Ring Wood
2.6 km
Milestone Opposite Number 351
2.9 km
Milestone Approximately 150 Metres North Of Junction With Hartcliff Road
3.9 km
Cross Base, In Churchyard, Approximately 5 Metres West Of West Door Of Church Of St John
130 m
Cross And Shaft, In Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South Of South Porch Of Church Of St John
96 m
Milestone Approximately 200 Metres South Of Junction With Royal Moor Road At Se 216040
3.1 km
Milestone Set In Wall Opposite Junction To Paw Hill Farm At Se 213016
3.8 km
Hoylandswaine War Memorial
2.2 km
Greyhound Stone Approximately 300 Metres East Of Junction With Hartcliff Hill Road
2.6 km
Take Off Stone Approximately 250 Metres South Of Junction With Mossley Road
2.6 km
Milestone, Mossley Road
2.3 kmReviews
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