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Barnsdale, or Barnsdale Forest, is an area of South and West Yorkshire, England. The area falls within the modern-day districts of Doncaster and Wakefield. Barnsdale was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Barnsdale is commonly assoicated with Robin Hood.

Geography
Barnsdale historically falls within the West Riding of Yorkshire. As there is no village or parish with the name Barnsdale, the area does not have clear boundaries.

Barnsdale Wood is an ancient woodland covering and is part of the Rutland Water Site of Special Scientific Interest, the area was partly destoryed by the construction of a reservoir with 28 ha remaining.

Barnsdale Bar is the site of the junction of the A1 (the historic Great North Road), the A639, and Wrangbrook Lane, Woodfield Road and Long Lane (junction 38 of the A1). Bar refers to where there was previously a toll gate, now a service station lies just north of the junction, about eight miles north-northwest of Doncaster. There a three limestone quarries nearby, and archeological digs at the site have turned up materials dating back to the iron age and neolithic eras.

Barnsdale Forest refers to the area south of Barnsdale Bar. Despite the name, archeological evidences suggests historically the area was predominantly an agricultural landscape of enclosures, trackways and feilds; rather than being covered entirely with trees. The name may derive from the medieval legal sense of "Forest" meaning an area designated for hunting. Maps from 1579 and 1610 do show small enclosed areas of woodland in Rutland, one of which is labled Barnsdale, that were created for hunting and would have been enclosed by earth banks and wooden palings.

Notable Structures

 * At Barnsdale Bar there is a 1226 yard railway tunnel, part of the former Hull and Barnsley Railway, which was closed in 1959.
 * The model village of Woodlands lies about 4 miles south of Barnsdale Bar between the Roman Road and the A638 (the "Great North Road").

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