Über den Ort » Penistone, Barnsley, England, Großbritannien

Penistone is a small market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 10,101 at the 2001 census. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies 8 miles west of the town of Barnsley and 17 miles north-east of Glossop, in the foothills of the Pennines. Penistone town centre stands at an elevation of 750 feet above sea level. Rising steeply to the highest point in the surrounding area at Hartcliffe Tower at 1,194 ft (364 m) above sea level, with stunning views over the Woodhead bypass and the Dark Peak. The surrounding immediate countryside is predominantly rural and lends itself to farming on rich well watered soil on mainly gentle slopes rising to the rugged/bleak moorland, otherwise known as the dark peak, just to the west of Penistone town centre. Dry stone walls, small hamlets and farms surrounded by fields and livestock are synonymous with the area. Famous for its rugged breed of sheep, the Whitefaced Woodland, Penistone continues to thrive as an independent upland market town.