Locke park was established by Baron Marochetti in 1861 and presented to Joseph Locke's widow (Bayliss 1995, 66). Joseph Locke was a railway engineer who was brought up in Barnsley. He was an apprentice to George Stevenson (Listed building ref: 333740) and the Woodhead tunnel was one of the projects he worked on (Bayliss 1995, 66). Former moorland that was enclosed as part of the 1779 (date from English 1985) Barnsley enclosure award. The enclosures are marked on the 1777 copy of the enclosure award. There is significant legibility of the surveyed enclosure pattern.