Athersley is a Town in the county of South Yorkshire.

Athersley postcode: S71 3AR

Retail in Athersley

There are great places to visit near Athersley including some great towns, cities, shopping centres and airports.

Wath-upon-Dearne is one of Athersley's best, nearby towns to visit in Athersley.

Sheffield, and Doncaster are some of Athersley best cities to visit near Athersley.

Athersley's best nearby shopping centres can be found at Meadowhall, and Frenchgate Centre.

The area close to Athersley boasts some of the best airports including Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Athersley History

There are some historic monuments around Athersley:

• Dovecote 90m south of Hall Farm
• Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle
• Dovecote at Glebe Farm
• Facade of Bridge Chapel in grounds of Kettlethorpe Hall
• Medieval buildings at Nostell Priory Farm
• Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle
• Wakefield Bridge
• Site of post-medieval tannery, Felkirk
• Rockley engine house
• Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall
• Water powered bloomery, iron forge and rolling mill at Low Forge
• Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Silkstone 17th century glassworks and 18th century pottery, 180m east of All Saints Church
• Romano-British settlements at Finkle Street
• Deserted medieval village of Hodroyd, Felkirk
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Rockley blast furnace
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• Kinsley moat and fishpond
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Low Mill furnace
• Hemingfield Colliery
• Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Wortley Top Forge
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings