Tankersley, South Yorkshire

Tankersley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.The parish church of St Peter is to the south of the A61, as is Tankersley Manor, now a hotel.Etymologically speaking, Tankersley is derived from the Old English words meaning 'Tancred's clearing'.[6] The Tankersley Interchange (junction 36) has access to the A61 (south-west and north) and to the Dearne Valley Parkway (A6195 road) to the east.The M1 reached Tankersley on Wednesday 12 June 1968, when a six-mile section from Tinsley was opened.
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