Visit Thurgoland Places

Welcome to Visit Thurgoland Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Thurgoland

  

Thurgoland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Thurgoland

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Thurgoland history

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The earliest known written record of Thurgoland is in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name is of Old Norse origin and may mean ‘Cultivated land of a man called Thorgeirr’ Other sources claim derivation from the Saxon ‘The fee farm in the Ga of Thor’ – meaning the rented farm on the land named in honour of the god Thor.

Thurgoland geography / climate

Thurgoland is located 4.7 miles (7.5 km) south west of Barnsley and 9.3 miles (15 km) north west of Sheffield City Centre. The village sits on a hill overlooking a bend in the river at about 250 metres (820 ft) above mean sea level.

You can visit Thurgoland places with Walkfo Thurgoland to hear history at Thurgoland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Thurgoland has 18 places to visit in our interactive Thurgoland map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Thurgoland, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Thurgoland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Thurgoland & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Thurgoland places in an interactive Thurgoland map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Thurgoland Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Thurgoland historic spots	Thurgoland tourist destinations	Thurgoland plaques	Thurgoland geographic features
Walkfo Thurgoland tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Thurgoland

  

Best Thurgoland places to visit

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Thurgoland has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Thurgoland’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Thurgoland’s information audio spots:

Green Moor Green Moor is a small hamlet in the parish of Hunshelf and close to Penistone and Oxspring. Green Moor used to be a stone quarry in the last century but has since become a predominantly commuter and retirement village.

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Visit Thurgoland plaques