Barnsley Synagogue & Jewish Community Barnsley, South Yorkshire
	Page created: 22 August 2005 Latest revision or update: 12 December 2012 Town of Barnsley The town of Barnsley is the largest urban area within of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in Northern England. The present boundaries date from 1974, when the metropolitan district of Barnsley was formed within the then new metropolitan county of South Yorkshire.  Barnsley became a unitary authority in 1986 when South Yorkshire lost its administrative status, becoming purely a ceremonial county.  Until 1974, Barnsley was a borough within the West Riding of Yorkshire. Barnsley Jewish Community Only one Jewish congregation is known to have existed in Barnsley, the Barnsley Synagogue. Congregation Data   Name: Barnsley Synagogue Address: 82 Castlereagh Street, Barnsley Current Status: Closed, some time between 1938 and 1946 Date Established: 1903 Ritual: Ashkenazi Orthodox Articles Press Reports relating to the Barnsley Jewish Community 1903-1979   Jewish Congregations in South Yorkshire Jewish Communities of England home page Explanations of Terms Used

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