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Tankersley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,414.〔(Census 2001 )〕 The village is to the west of junction 36 of the M1 motorway and north of the A61 road. The parish church of St Peter is to the south of the A61, as is Tankersley Manor, now a hotel. The nave and chancel of the church are 14th century. the tower 16th century, and the interior mainly 19th century.〔Mee, Arthur (1941) ''Yorkshire: the West Riding'' Hodder & Stoughton, London p 383〕 It has a stained glass window designed by Edward Burne-Jones.〔(Tankersley St Peter )〕 It was traditional practice for young people to join hands and form a ring around the church in a ceremony called "Embracing the Church".〔 The parish also includes the village of Pilley to the north and the Wentworth Park Industrial Estate to the west of Tankersley village. Tankersley Post Office is part of a general store in Pilley. It was the site of a battle in the English Civil War 1643.〔(The Star ) 19 June 2013〕 Tankersley has been represented in the FA Cup by two football clubs over the years - Tankersley F.C. and Tankersley United F.C. File:St Peter, Tankersley.JPG|St Peter's Church File:Tankersley Manor 2013.JPG|Tankersley Manor Hotel ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tankersley, South Yorkshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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