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Perched on the eastern slopes of the Pennines, Penistone is a sturdy market town that feels significantly more elevated and rural than its Sheffield postcode might suggest. It sits at about 750 feet above sea level, meaning the weather is often a few degrees colder and the wind a bit sharper than down in the Don Valley, but the trade-off is immediate access to the Trans Pennine Trail and the gritstone edges of the Peak District. Historically built on the wool and cattle trades, it still hosts a weekly market and one of the largest one-day agricultural shows in the country. The town is defined by its massive stone railway viaduct and a skyline dominated by the 14th-century St John the Baptist Church. While it retains a distinct, independent identity separate from the nearby urban centres of Barnsley and Sheffield, the railway line provides a practical link between the two, making it a functional base for those who work in the city but prefer a landscape of dry stone walls and open moorland.