Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Thurlstone, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thurlstone 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 | Thurlstone |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Barnsley |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.527441 |
| Longitude | -1.649253 |
| Place Type | Village |
Thurlstone clings to the steepening shoulders of the Pennine fringe, where the air thins and sharpens against the gritstone facades. It lies 0.8 miles west of Penistone (from Penistone: bearing 279°T, OS grid SE 233 034). Beyond the grey-slated roofs, the land rises sharply towards the brooding silhouette of Hornthwaite Hill, which commands the skyline like a sentinel of ancient, unyielding earth. The River Don hums a low, persistent frequency through the valley floor, tracing a path that once powered the looms and hammers of a strenuous industrial past. To the east, the sculpture of Nicholas Saunderson catches the pale, horizontal light of late afternoon, honouring the blind mathematician whose intellect remains a sharp contrast to the pastoral quietude. Thurlstone retains a stubborn, tectonic stillness, as if the houses themselves are merely outcrops of the underlying rock. The horizon towards the distant reservoir is often bruised with the violet hues of a gathering storm, lending the landscape a gravity that feels both immediate and immense. Here, the transition from the bustling market activity of nearby Penistone to the solitary climb of the moors happens with a sudden, breathless efficiency.
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Explore Thurlstone, 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: 53.527441, -1.649253. 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. |