page_title: Darfield, South Yorkshire
section_title: Community
hierarchical_section_title: Darfield, South Yorkshire / Community
caption_attribution_description: English: All Saints Church in Darfield, Barnsley
context_page_description: Darfield is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village is situated approximately 4 miles east from Barnsley town centre. Darfield had a population of 8,066 at the 2001 UK Census, increasing to 10,685 at the 2011 Census.
context_section_description: Darfield shops include a Co-op supermarket, a florist's, baker's, newsagent's, two hairdresser's, garage/MOT station, a post office, greetings card shop, and a hardware & homeware shop. Two village chemists are based inside the local doctors' surgery and on Snape Hill Road. Food outlets include two Indian restaurants (formally The Bridge Inn and The Station public house) two takeaway cafes, two fish and chip shops, a Chinese takeaway and a pizzeria.
  Four pubs still survive in the village; Cross Keys, Queen Victoria the Darfield and the Sportsman Inn.
  There are also two clubs; the Village club and the Conservative club.  The cricket club also has a bar.
  Darfield is the home to the Maurice Dobson museum which is divided into four parts: the main museum, an outlet area where local people can sell their craft items, a cafe/gallery, and a meeting place. There is also an outdoor patio where some larger items are exhibited. The museum's property was donated to the village by Maurice Dobson, after whom the museum is named. There is also a small village public library. Religion is served by an Anglican parish church and two Methodist chapels.
  Ebenezer Elliott, the Corn Law Rhymer, is buried in Darfield All Saints churchyard.
caption: All Saints Church, Darfield
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