Gilroyd is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Gilroyd postcode: S75 3QN

Retail in Gilroyd

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

There are a number of towns near to Gilroyd including Wath-upon-Dearne.

Sheffield, and Doncaster are great places to visit near Gilroyd if you like cities.

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

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

Gilroyd History

There are some historic monuments around Gilroyd:

• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Rockley blast furnace
• Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints
• Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe Rocks
• Rockley engine house
• Standing cross at the Church of St Mary
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Glass furnace, Bolsterstone
• Hood Hill shaft mounds, 480m east of Hood Hill Farm
• Low Mill furnace
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Romano-British field system and settlement at Wheata Wood
• Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm
• Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads
• Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane
• File factory, 11 High Street
• Wortley Top Forge
• Site of post-medieval tannery, Felkirk
• Wayside cross known as the Cundy Cross
• Romano-British settlements at Finkle Street
• Willow Garth moated site and fishpond, Ecclesfield
• Water powered bloomery, iron forge and rolling mill at Low Forge
• Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Dovecote at Glebe Farm
• Silkstone 17th century glassworks and 18th century pottery, 180m east of All Saints Church
• Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood