Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Brierley, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brierley map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brierley, South Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Brierley |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Barnsley |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.595614 |
| Longitude | -1.383627 |
| Place Type | Village |
Brierley commands a high ridge of land that catches the first pale gold of the morning light as it stretches across the South Yorkshire horizon. It lies 1.8 miles south-west of Hemsworth (from Hemsworth: bearing 225°T, OS grid SE 408 111), and is situated east of Shafton village. The landscape here slopes away into quiet, open horizons where the sky feels vast and unburdened by the heavy industry of the past. To the south-east, the slopes of Windmill Hill rise like a gentle, grassy sentinel watching over the long, slow descent toward Addey Bottoms. The air around Brierley carries a sharp, clean clarity, untroubled by the smoke that once defined the surrounding coalfields. Ancient stone walls trace the edges of the fields, holding the memory of a time when the earth was shaped solely by the rhythm of the seasons. Residents often walk the paths towards the nearby Low Common, where the wind moves through the grass with a persistent, soft sigh. This corner of the Barnsley district retains a quiet dignity, grounded in the solid earth of a changing, yet enduring, landscape.
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Explore Brierley, South Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.595614, -1.383627. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |