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.

Don't miss Wath-upon-Dearne's towns if visiting the area around Athersley.

Athersley has some unmissable cities nearby like Sheffield, and Doncaster.

The area around Athersley features a number of interesting shopping centres including Meadowhall, and Frenchgate Centre.

Don't miss Doncaster Sheffield Airport's airports if visiting the area around Athersley.

Athersley History

There are some historic monuments around Athersley:

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