{{short description|Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England}} {{Distinguish|Hoyland|Hoylandswaine}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.58|-1.58|display=inline,title}} | static_image_name = High Hoyland Village.jpg | static_image_caption = ''The Cherry Tree Inn'' at High Hoyland | map_type = South Yorkshire | official_name = High Hoyland | metropolitan_borough = Barnsley | civil_parish = High Hoyland | metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire | population = 128 | population_ref = (2011 census) | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = Penistone and Stocksbridge | post_town = BARNSLEY | postcode_district = S75 | postcode_area = S | dial_code = 01226 | os_grid_reference = }} '''High Hoyland''' is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It lies to the west of Kexbrough in between there and Clayton West, and is located at approximately {{coord|53|35|10|N|1|35|30|W|}}, at an elevation of around 200 metres above sea level. At the 2001 census it had a population of 142,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790253 |title=Census 2001|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|accessdate=17 January 2009}}</ref> reducing to 128 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04000045|title=High Hoyland Parish |accessdate=15 August 2023}}</ref>
==History== There is some evidence to suggest that ''High Hoyland'' has quite an ancient history, though no archaeological survey has yet taken place. Some people believe the village may have been the site of an Iron Age hill fort, and its strategic hilltop location would surely have been a good place for one. Nearby Kexbrough (originally ''Cezeburgh'') also lends weight to the theory, since the "burghs" were originally strongholds.
The village was nevertheless in existence in 1086 when the Domesday survey was compiled. The village was listed as ''Heyholand'', being one of only 16 settlements in present-day South Yorkshire to be recorded.
The name Hoyland derives from the Old English ''hōhland'' meaning 'land on a hill spur'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire+WR/High+Hoyland|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|accessdate=20 October 2025}}</ref>
Today a bridleway runs along the ridge above the village; originally this was a trans-Pennine salt track, and was also mentioned in the Domesday survey.
==Present day== The village is now part of Barnsley's metropolitan area, yet retains a very rural feel and has become part of the commuter belt west of Barnsley, which also includes Silkstone and Cawthorne. The ''Cherry Tree Public House'' is one of the most famous in South Yorkshire, and has won awards for both its ale and its views - with spectacular open vistas across the valley. From here it is possible to see Cannon Hall, the Peak District National Park, Barnsley Town Hall and on clear days the cooling towers of the distant power stations of Drax and Eggborough.
==See also== *Listed buildings in High Hoyland
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Category:Villages in South Yorkshire Category:Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley Category:Civil parishes in South Yorkshire