Birdwell is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Birdwell in South Yorkshire is located 5.0 km S from Barnsley.

Birdwell postcode: S70 5UX

Retail in Birdwell

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

Birdwell is near some unmissable towns like Wath-upon-Dearne,

The area around Birdwell boasts some of the best cities including Sheffield, and Doncaster.

The area around Birdwell boasts some of the best shopping centres including Meadowhall, and Frenchgate Centre.

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

Birdwell History

There are some historic monuments around Birdwell:

• Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice
• Roman Ridge: section 110yds (100m) long, 450yds (410m) NNE of Kimberworth Park Farm
• Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe Rocks
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads
• Willow Garth moated site and fishpond, Ecclesfield
• Wortley Top Forge
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Hemingfield Colliery
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Rockley blast furnace
• Dovecote at Glebe Farm
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Water powered bloomery, iron forge and rolling mill at Low Forge
• Wayside cross known as the Cundy Cross
• Roman Ridge: SE of Hill Top (section 700yds (660m) long, Meadowhall Road to Hill Top)
• Roman Ridge: section 250yds (230m) in length N of Kimberworth Park Road
• Silkstone 17th century glassworks and 18th century pottery, 180m east of All Saints Church
• Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints
• Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm
• Romano-British settlements at Finkle Street
• Kimberworth motte and bailey castle
• Standing cross at the Church of St Mary
• Romano-British field system and settlement at Wheata Wood
• Roman Ridge: section 500yds (460m) long, N of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Hood Hill shaft mounds, 480m east of Hood Hill Farm
• Rockley engine house
• Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane
• Kimberworth Manor moated site
• Low Mill furnace
• Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill
• Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House
• File factory, 11 High Street