Locke Park is a 47-acre (19-hectare) public open space and one of the largest outdoor green spaces in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. In 1861, Phoebe Locke, widow of railway pioneer Joseph Locke donated the park for the benefit of the people of Barnsley. Phoebe gave the original 17 acres (6.9 hectares), and the layout was undertaken by Locke's business partner, John Edward Errington. The park was extended in 1874, when Phoebe Locke's sister, Sarah McCreery donated a further 21 acres (8.5 hectares) in memory of her sister, who had died in 1866. There were further donations and additions of land to bring the park up to its current 47 acres (19 hectares). The park is listed at Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, being added in April 2001.

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Kingstone, South Yorkshire

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Shaw Lane (cricket ground)

Shaw Lane is a cricket ground in Barnsley. It hosted one first-class match, in August 1862 between Yorkshire and an All England XI, a game won by the England XI despite being bowled out for just 47 in their first innings. More recently, it hosted four Benson and Hedges Cup one day matches featuring Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1975 and 1978. Yorkshire beat Nottinghamshire CCC in 1975 but suffered one of their worst defeats when they lost by seven wickets to the Combined Universities the following year. The combined team did feature such future test players as Paul Parker, Vic Marks and Chris Tavare as well as Peter Roebuck. Yorkshire beat Essex CCC there in 1977 then lost to Surrey CCC by just one wicket in the last list A game held at the venue. In 2010, it was the location for a Women's ODI, the 4th ODI between England Women and New Zealand Women, which England Women won by 9 wickets. It has also hosted several Second XI and Minor Counties matches, and matches in the Yorkshire Premier League. It is the home of Barnsley Cricket Club, for whom such players as Geoff Boycott, Dickie Bird and chat show host Michael Parkinson opened the batting. It is one of twelve grounds in the initial 'Chance to Shine' scheme for grassroots cricket. It has been known as Shaw Lane since 1863 but before then was known as the Clarence Ground.
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Ward Green

Ward Green is a part of Worsbrough, which itself is in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. Ward Green, was until 1974 part of the Worsbrough Urban District, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
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Dillington Park Stadium

Dillington Park Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium on Highstone Road in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.