Pilley is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Retail in Pilley

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

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

Cities to visit near Pilley include Sheffield, and Doncaster.

There are a several good shopping centres in the Pilley area like Meadowhall, and Frenchgate Centre.

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

Pilley History

There are some historic monuments around Pilley:

• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Hemingfield Colliery
• File factory, 11 High Street
• Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill
• Silkstone 17th century glassworks and 18th century pottery, 180m east of All Saints Church
• Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe Rocks
• Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane
• Rockley blast furnace
• Standing cross at the Church of St Mary
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads
• Willow Garth moated site and fishpond, Ecclesfield
• Wortley Top Forge
• Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, High Bradfield
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Romano-British settlements at Finkle Street
• Dovecote at Glebe Farm
• Hood Hill shaft mounds, 480m east of Hood Hill Farm
• Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement
• Rockley engine house
• Low Mill furnace
• Wayside cross known as the Cundy Cross
• Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm
• Romano-British field system and settlement at Wheata Wood
• Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints
• Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street
• Roman Ridge: SE of Hill Top (section 700yds (660m) long, Meadowhall Road to Hill Top)
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Water powered bloomery, iron forge and rolling mill at Low Forge