Elsecar is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Elsecar postcode: S74 8DA

Retail in Elsecar

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

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

There are a several good cities in the Elsecar area like Sheffield, and Doncaster.

The area around Elsecar boasts some of the best shopping centres including Meadowhall, and Frenchgate Centre.

The area around Elsecar's best airports can be found at Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Elsecar History

There are some historic monuments around Elsecar:

• Kimberworth Manor moated site
• Dovecote at Glebe Farm
• Hood Hill shaft mounds, 480m east of Hood Hill Farm
• Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement
• Hemingfield Colliery
• Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street
• Hallsteads moated site, Grimethorpe
• Canklow Hill earthworks
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Willow Garth moated site and fishpond, Ecclesfield
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Kimberworth motte and bailey castle
• Roman Ridge: section 250yds (230m) in length N of Kimberworth Park Road
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane
• Rockley blast furnace
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages)
• File factory, 11 High Street
• Roman Ridge: section 500yds (460m) long, N of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm
• Old Bridge
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as South Kirkby Camp
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill
• Roman Ridge: section 520yds (480m) E of Dyson's Cottage to Long Plantation
• Swinton Pottery (The Rockingham Works), 310m and 120m north west of Keeper's Cottage
• Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 135yds (120m) long, E of Hoober House
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long S of Abdy Farm
• Romano-British field system and settlement at Wheata Wood
• Roman Ridge: section 140yds (130m) long in Dyson's Plantation
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long in Wath Wood
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long on Birchcliff Bank
• Roman Ridge: section 110yds (100m) long, 450yds (410m) NNE of Kimberworth Park Farm
• Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane
• Standing cross at the Church of St Mary
• Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice
• Rockley engine house
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House
• Roman Ridge: SE of Hill Top (section 700yds (660m) long, Meadowhall Road to Hill Top)
• Blue Man's Bower moated site, Whiston