Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Elsecar, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Elsecar 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.
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| Place | Elsecar |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Barnsley |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.494315 |
| Longitude | -1.421619 |
| Place Type | Village |
Iron-grey stone and the memory of coal smoke define the character of Elsecar, a place where the heavy industry of the past has softened into a quiet, enduring landscape. It lies 2.1 miles south-south-west of Wombwell (from Wombwell: bearing 207°T, OS grid SK 384 998), and is situated south-south-east of Jump village. The sunlight here often catches the rusted ironwork of the Industrious Revolutions sculpture, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the present to a more clamorous era. Nearby, the water of the Dearne and Dove Canal remains still and reflective, a dark ribbon cutting through the earth where barges once laboured under the weight of iron and mineral wealth. Visitors often wander toward the Elsecar Heritage Centre, where the grit of the former colliery has been polished by time into a site of contemplative preservation. The air carries a particular stillness near the Elsecar Reservoir, where the water meets the sky in a muted, silvered grey that feels distinctly northern. Elsecar maintains a stoic dignity, its architecture serving as a physical ledger of the men and machines that once shaped the surrounding valley. Every brick and path within Elsecar tells a story of transformation, moving from the fires of the furnace to the slow, green encroachment of the meadow.
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Explore Elsecar, 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: 53.494315, -1.421619. 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. |