Athersley is a Town in the county of South Yorkshire.

Athersley postcode: S71 3AR

Retail in Athersley

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

The area around Athersley's best towns can be found at Wath-upon-Dearne.

There are a number of cities near Athersley including Sheffield, and Doncaster.

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

Airports to visit near Athersley include Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Athersley History

There are some historic monuments around Athersley:

• Romano-British settlements at Finkle Street
• Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall
• Site of post-medieval tannery, Felkirk
• Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle
• Rockley blast furnace
• Low Mill furnace
• Medieval buildings at Nostell Priory Farm
• Hemingfield Colliery
• Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints
• Kinsley moat and fishpond
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• Facade of Bridge Chapel in grounds of Kettlethorpe Hall
• Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle
• Water powered bloomery, iron forge and rolling mill at Low Forge
• Wortley Top Forge
• Silkstone 17th century glassworks and 18th century pottery, 180m east of All Saints Church
• Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• Dovecote at Glebe Farm
• Dovecote 90m south of Hall Farm
• Deserted medieval village of Hodroyd, Felkirk
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Rockley engine house
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Wakefield Bridge