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Coordinates: 53°35′10″N 1°30′07″W / 53.586°N 1.502°W
Mapplewell 
Mapplewell
Mapplewell shown within South YorkshireMetropolitan borough Barnsley Metropolitan county South Yorkshire Region Yorkshire and the Humber Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BARNSLEY Postcode district S75 Dialling code 01226 Police South Yorkshire Fire South Yorkshire Ambulance Yorkshire EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber UK Parliament Barnsley Central List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire Mapplewell is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Formerly part of the now defunct Barnsley West and Penistone borough constituency, following the Boundary Commission for England's report on South Yorkshire's Parliamentary constituencies in 2004 and the subsequent inquiry in 2005, it is now part of the Barnsley Central borough constituency.
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History
Mapplewell began life as a hamlet, as it grew in size it began to merge with neighbouring hamlet, Staincross and ever since the histories of the villages have been linked together. As in Staincross, nail making was an important industry in Mapplewell in the 17th Century. However by the late 1800s mining was the predominant source of employment, after the sinking of a deep mine in North Gawber. In 1761, John Wesley preached in Mapplewell, at a time when villagers had to go to the church in neighbouring Darton to worship. After Wesley's visit, many chapels were built in the village, of which only a few remain.[1]
Geography
Mapplewell lies around three miles north of Barnsley, situated at approximately 53°35′11″N 1°30′9″W / 53.58639°N 1.5025°W and at an elevation of around 100 metres above sea level.
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Categories:- Villages in South Yorkshire
- Geography of Barnsley
- South Yorkshire geography stubs
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