Birdwell is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Birdwell postcode: S70 5UX

Retail in Birdwell

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

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

Sheffield, and Doncaster are some of Birdwell best cities to visit near Birdwell.

Meadowhall, and Frenchgate Centre are some of Birdwell best shopping centres to visit near Birdwell.

There are a number of airports near to Birdwell including Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Birdwell History

There are some historic monuments around Birdwell:

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