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About Chatroom Contact Forum Images Links Home		Royston Web and welcome to Royston Web - online since 2002. This website will feature all things about the village of Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, U.K. Royston Royston is a large village located in the middle of the United Kingdom. It is situated in the historic county of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Since the 1970s Royston has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Quick Links Amazon Search Barnsley Links Barnsley Chronicle - Facebook Facebook Group Forum Geograph Images Panaramio Images We Are Barnsley - Facebook Weather Royston Lifelong Learning Centre Did You Know That At The Royston Lifelong Learning Centre... You can get advice on getting into work, creating a CV, help with interview skills! You can search for job vacancies online and we will help with stamps and envelopes too! You can also find out about local courses and help to fund these! You can get help with your career choice of help to change your career! You can join lots of computer courses that include Maths and English! You can still come in to get advice on benefits, housing, and also register a birth! You can get involved with the Local History Group and help chart the local history of Royston! You can borrow books to read at your leisure or spend some quite time in the reading area! You can access our public computers for FREE access to the internet! You can borrow the ’latest’ CDs, DVDs and Talking Books at very cheap rates! You can join the readers group and take part in discussions about books! You and your children can book into the ‘Storytime’ sessions through a school! You can get help and advice on how to get onto the internet and get online! You can get information about local events and things that are happening locally! You can get involved with healthy eating sessions and also take part in tasters! At Royston Lifelong Learning Centre we have so much to offer, so call in today and see what we can do for you! Royston Lifelong Learning Centre Station Road, Royston, Barnsley 01226 787222 Royston Library

Royston - West Riding of Yorkshire Royston is a village in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Historically it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but is now in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, on the border with West Yorkshire. It is part of the Barnsley Central borough constituency, and has a population of 9,375. Royston lies on the Barnsley Canal, and on the intersection of the B6132 and B6428 roads. It is located due north of Monk Bretton, at approximately 53°35'40"N 1°27'00"W and at an elevation of around 75 metres above sea level. The Trans Pennine Trail runs through it along the canal bank. Originally a farming village, it joined the industrial revolution with the construction of the canal (built 1790s, now disused) then the railway (opened 1840, now disused). It had a mine, clay works and brick works. These are now closed, but a coke works is still in operation, processing coal brought in by road. A large shirt factory (brandname Valusta) provided employment from the 1940s to 1980s. The Anglican parish church, St John the Baptist (built about 1234) has a clock and a sundial and 8 bells. The parish is part of the diocese of Wakefield. Other churches are the Bethel Church, the Royston Methodist Church and the Roman Catholic Church: Our Lady and St Joseph. It is the birthplace of comedian Charlie Williams and politician Roy Mason. The cricketer Norman Yardley grew up and lived in the village.

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