Barnsley

[bahrnz-lee]

noun

1. a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.

Barnsley

/ ˈbɑːnzlɪ /

noun

1. an industrial town in N England, in Barnsley unitary authority, South Yorkshire. Pop: 71 599 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in N England, in South Yorkshire. Pop: 220 200 (2003 est). Area: 329 sq km (127 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Bird was immortalised by a statue in Barnsley in 2009, albeit the statue had to be lifted above ground level four years later because his raised umpiring finger would regularly be adorned with rude objects.

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This was the son of a miner, a boy from Barnsley and proud Yorkshireman, whose exploits as an umpire transcended cricket and made him a national treasure.

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A good enough footballer to play for Barnsley's youth team, it was cricket where his real passion could be found.

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Famously, his contemporaries at Barnsley Cricket Club were Sir Michael Parkinson and Sir Geoffrey Boycott, long before fame and knighthoods came their way.

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Bird was born in Barnsley and played club cricket with legendary England batter Sir Geoffrey Boycott and journalist and TV host Sir Michael Parkinson, with whom he remained close friends.

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