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.

The area around Elsecar's best towns can be found at Wath-upon-Dearne.

Don't miss Sheffield, and Doncaster's cities if visiting the area around Elsecar.

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

Airports to visit near Elsecar include Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Elsecar History

There are some historic monuments around Elsecar:

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