Darton is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Darton postcode: S75 5NU

Retail in Darton

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

There are a several good towns in the area around Darton like Wath-upon-Dearne.

The area around Darton boasts some of the best cities including Sheffield, and Doncaster.

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

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

Darton History

There are some historic monuments around Darton:

• Wakefield Bridge
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Low Mill furnace
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• Shaft head and associated headgear near Caphouse Colliery, Overton
• Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Wortley Top Forge
• Water powered bloomery, iron forge and rolling mill at Low Forge
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints
• Dovecote at Glebe Farm
• Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle
• New Hall moat and fishpond
• Romano-British settlements at Finkle Street
• Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall
• Thornhill Hall moat and sites of formal gardens and bowling green, and remnant of pre-seventeenth century open-field system
• Facade of Bridge Chapel in grounds of Kettlethorpe Hall
• Rockley engine house
• Rockley blast furnace
• Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle
• Silkstone 17th century glassworks and 18th century pottery, 180m east of All Saints Church
• Emley Day Holes, 200m east of Churchill Farm