Billingley
| Billingley | |
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 War memorial in the village | |
  Billingley Location within South Yorkshire | |
| Population | 210 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SE430039 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BARNSLEY |
| Postcode district | S72 |
| Dialling code | 01709 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Billingley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, 7 miles (11 km) east of Barnsley. At the 2001 census it had a population of 177,[1] increasing to 210 at the 2011 Census.[2]
The name Billingley possibly derives from the Old English Billaingaslēah meaning 'wood or clearing of the people of Billa' or Bilhāmingaslēah meaning the 'wood or clearing of the people of Bilham'. Perhaps, it may simply derive from billinglēah meaning 'wood or clearing at the hill'.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Census 2001". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
External links
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Media related to Billingley at Wikimedia Commons- Home
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