Millhouse Green is a village on the north banks of the River Don on the A628 road

A628 road

The A628 is a major road in the north of England connecting Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire by crossing the Pennine chain of hills by way of the Woodhead Pass through the Peak District National Park. The height and the exposure of the road often creates problems during poor weather in winter...

 west of Penistone

Penistone

Penistone is a small town market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 10,101 at the 2001 census. It lies west of the town of Barnsley and north east of Glossop, in the foothills of the Pennines...

 in the English county of South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...

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Administratively, Millhouse Green forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley

Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley

The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley....

 and Penistone

Penistone

Penistone is a small town market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 10,101 at the 2001 census. It lies west of the town of Barnsley and north east of Glossop, in the foothills of the Pennines...

 civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

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Local Services

Millhouse Green is home to the expected amenities of a village of this size. There is a small Post Office with shop in near the western edge of the village as well as another small shop near the centre. There is also the Millhouse Village Hall which plays host to small events and has a crown green bowling square at the rear.
Until recently, Millhouse also had a 4x4 dealership which had previously been a petrol station. This land has now been cleared for construction.

Education

The village is home to Millhouse primary school a small, mixed primary school. It has from 80 - 100 hundred student depending on the time of year, due to staggered intake.

New Home Development

A development of around 200 homes was planned for the village, with the building work being split between Cala Homes and another developer. The site was selected as the old factory grounds for Hoyland Fox, an umbrella frame manufacturer and was renamed Springfields. The construction has been placed on hiatus owing to the global financial crisis.

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