Elsecar Heritage Action Zone (2017-2020)

The Elsecar Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) was a highly successful three-year partnership between Historic England and Barnsley Museums.

It ran from 2017-2020 and was one of the first ten Heritage Action Zones in the country.

Elsecar Heritage Action Zone

The aims of the HAZ were to;

  • Develop a better understanding of the extent and significance of Elsecar’s heritage – it’s built heritage, planned landscapes, stories and buried archaeology​
  • Guide how that heritage is managed in the future, for the benefit of the local area
  • Encourage and support local people to get involved with heritage-led activities
  • Support economic growth in the region
Elsecar Heritage Action Zone
Elsecar Heritage Action Zone

Over the course of the project, in-depth research was carried out by Historic England, supported by Barnsley Museums and Archives staff and local people. This has resulted in a new report about the development of Elsecar, which was built as an early model industrial village by the Earls Fitzwilliam of nearby Wentworth Woodhouse from the late 18th century onwards.

Elsecar Heritage Action Zone
Elsecar Heritage Action Zone