Place:Jump, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameJump
TypeVillage
Coordinates53.506°N 1.427°W
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inSouth Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoDarfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandparish in which it was located in the 19th century
Hoyland Nether, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandcivil parish in which it is now located
Barnsley (metropolitan borough), South Yorkshire, Englandmetropolitan borough of which it has been a part since 1974
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Jump is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. In the early 19th century it was located in the parish of Darfield; now it is located in the parish of Hoyland Nether.

According to local legend, the village was named Jump after a small river that ran through the village and the local coal miners having to 'jump' over the river to gain access.


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