Wombwell (locally ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. In the 2011 census, data for the town was split between the ward of Wombwell and small sections that fell into the wards of Darfield (specifically the area south of Pitt Street, including Broomhill) and Stairfoot (specifically the area south of Aldham Crescent). Added together, these record the town's population at approximately 15,316.
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Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, its name may have originally been "Womba's Well", meaning "well in a hollow".
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Towns around Wombwell
- Wath upon Dearne4.0 km SE
- Hoyland Nether4.3 km SW
- Barnsley6.5 km NW
- Mexborough7.6 km SE
- Rawmarsh7.7 km SE
- Chapeltown8.0 km SW
- Rotherham11 km S
- Darton11 km NW
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