Main road leading into Hoyland
Hoyland is a town near Barnsley in Northern England. The town developed from the hamlets of Upper Hoyland, Hoyland, and Hoyland Common.
The town has also been known as Nether Hoyland. That name was given to it when to prevent confusion with High Hoyland. When the urban district council was formed the name they used was Hoyland Nether Urban District Council. This was also applied to the area run by Hoyland UDC. However, most locals have always known it simply as Hoyland.
Hoyland is part of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, but it lies within the historic boundaries of West Riding of Yorkshire.
[edit] Hoyland Nether Urban District Council
Hoyland Nether UDC was formed in 1894. Its jurisdiction covered Elsecar, Hemingfield and Jump as well as Hoyland itself. It lasted until 1974 at which point it was merged into Barnsley MBC. The town hall is still standing and is used for offices and the local job centre.
Recently the town centre received funding for a makeover of its Central square, the out dated wooden fixtures and concrete/brick flower beds were removed and replaced by white stone modern and metallic benches and foliage. This revival improved the look of the town along with a regenerated more secure market place hopefully bringing more money into this otherwise deprived community.
Hoyland is currently serviced by several schools. These are Greenfield, St Helens, Springwood and others in neighbouring communities such as jump and Hoyland common which is under going an expensive redevelopment costing several million.
[edit] Education
St Helen's Catholic Primary School was founded in 1897. The current head teacher is P.Harrison.
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Coordinates: 53°30'N, 1°27'W
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