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Barnsley , city (1991 pop. 76,783) and metropolitan district, N England. Coal mining, engineering, and clothing industries dominate the local economy. A mining and technical college is in Barnsley.

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Barnsley, England/UK Berneslai ‘Beorn's (woodland) Clearing’ from the Old English lēah ‘glade’ or ‘forest clearing’.

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