J. Barbour and Sons

English luxury fashion business founded by John Barbour in 1894
Organization business Q182399
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J. Barbour and Sons

Summary

J. Barbour and Sons is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,532 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • J. Barbour and Sons is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • J. Barbour and Sons is in the country of GB[4].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's instance of is recorded as brick and mortar[6].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's founder is recorded as John Barbour[8].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's headquarters location is recorded as South Shields[9].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's Commons category is recorded as J. Barbour and Sons[10].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's industry is recorded as clothing industry[11].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's industry is recorded as retail[12].
  • January 1, 1894 marks the founding of J. Barbour and Sons[13].
  • 1912-09-11 marks the founding of J. Barbour and Sons[14].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's location of formation is recorded as South Shields[15].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's official website is recorded as https://www.barbour.com[16].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's product or material produced is recorded as clothing[17].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's product or material produced is recorded as fashion accessory[18].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's product or material produced is recorded as footwear[19].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's product or material produced is recorded as ready-to-wear[20].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's product or material produced is recorded as outerwear[21].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[22].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's legal form is recorded as H0PO[23].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's owner of is recorded as Barbour[24].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's has works in the collection is recorded as National Museum Paleis het Loo[25].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+117245'}[26].
  • J. Barbour and Sons's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+118284'}[27].

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Founding

J. Barbour and Sons's founder is recorded as John Barbour[8]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1894[13] and 1912-09-11[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as South Shields[15].

Operations

J. Barbour and Sons's headquarters location is recorded as South Shields[9].

Industry

Industries include clothing industry[11] and retail[12].

Ownership

Products include clothing[17], fashion accessory[18], footwear[19], ready-to-wear[20], and outerwear[21].

Why It Matters

J. Barbour and Sons ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,532 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  20. [22] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception
    Location of formation South Shields
    Country United Kingdom, GB
    Has works in the collection National Museum Paleis het Loo
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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