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.

The area close to Athersley boasts some of the best towns including Wath-upon-Dearne.

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.

Doncaster Sheffield Airport is a great place to visit close to Athersley if you like airports.

Athersley History

There are some historic monuments around Athersley:

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