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.

Wath-upon-Dearne is a great place to visit close to Swinton if you like towns.

Swinton has some unmissable cities nearby like Sheffield, and Doncaster.

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

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

Swinton History

There are some historic monuments around Swinton:

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