Place:Brierley, Yorkshire, England

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NameBrierley
Alt namesBreselaisource: Domesday Book (1985) p 314
Breseliesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 314
TypeVillage
Coordinates53.594°N 1.383°W
Located inYorkshire, England
Also located inSouth Yorkshire, England    
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Brierley (Pronounced as "bry"-"early") is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England), close to the border with West Yorkshire. It lies to the south-west of Hemsworth, off the A628 road, and is located at approximately 53° 35' 40" North, 1° 23' West, at an elevation of around 100 metres above sea level. At the 2001 census it had a population of 5,973.

The civil parish of Brierley contains the large pit village of Grimethorpe.

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