Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for PILLEY

PILLEY, a hamlet in Tankersley township and parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 4 miles S of Barnsley. Pop., 314. The manor belongs to Lord Wharncliffe. There is an extensive colliery.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Tankersley Parish       Yorkshire Ancient County

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