Whiston is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Retail in Whiston

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

Wath-upon-Dearne is one of Whiston's best, nearby towns to visit in Whiston.

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

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

Whiston is near some unmissable airports like Doncaster Sheffield Airport,

Whiston History

There are some historic monuments around Whiston:

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