Swinton is a Town in the county of South Yorkshire.

Swinton postcode: S64 8HW

Retail in Swinton

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

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

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

Swinton's best nearby shopping centres can be found at Meadowhall, and Frenchgate Centre.

There are a several good airports in the area around Swinton like Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Swinton History

There are some historic monuments around Swinton:

• Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long on Birchcliff Bank
• Hemingfield Colliery
• Icehouse 720m south east of Bath House Farm
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 330m south east of Lowfield Farm
• Old Bridge
• Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood
• Roman Ridge: section 520yds (480m) E of Dyson's Cottage to Long Plantation
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House
• Wildthorpe medieval settlement 680m south of Leylands Farm
• Site of St Helen's Chapel
• The glassworks cone
• Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill
• Hellaby: a deserted medieval village and well, enclosure, ridge and furrow and post medieval long house
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Blue Man's Bower moated site, Whiston
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane
• Canklow Hill earthworks
• Roman Ridge: SE of Hill Top (section 700yds (660m) long, Meadowhall Road to Hill Top)
• Roman Ridge: section 110yds (100m) long, 450yds (410m) NNE of Kimberworth Park Farm
• Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross
• Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Cross located on the former village green
• Swinton Pottery (The Rockingham Works), 310m and 120m north west of Keeper's Cottage
• Dovecote at Barnburgh Hall
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• Kimberworth Manor moated site
• Hallsteads moated site, Grimethorpe
• Roman Ridge: section 500yds (460m) long, N of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Roman Ridge: section 250yds (230m) in length N of Kimberworth Park Road
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long S of Abdy Farm
• Kimberworth motte and bailey castle
• Frickley Old Hall moated site
• Conisbrough Castle
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long in Wath Wood
• Market cross
• Cross in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church
• Roman Ridge: section 140yds (130m) long in Dyson's Plantation
• Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road
• Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages)
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 135yds (120m) long, E of Hoober House