Elsecar is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Elsecar postcode: S74 8DA

Retail in Elsecar

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

Don't miss Wath-upon-Dearne's towns if visiting the area around Elsecar.

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

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

Elsecar is near some unmissable airports like Doncaster Sheffield Airport,

Elsecar History

There are some historic monuments around Elsecar:

• Swinton Pottery (The Rockingham Works), 310m and 120m north west of Keeper's Cottage
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Standing cross at the Church of St Mary
• Kimberworth motte and bailey castle
• 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)
• Blue Man's Bower moated site, Whiston
• Kimberworth Manor moated site
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane
• Dovecote at Glebe Farm
• Roman Ridge: section 500yds (460m) long, N of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield
• Hallsteads moated site, Grimethorpe
• Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement
• Hemingfield Colliery
• Willow Garth moated site and fishpond, Ecclesfield
• Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 135yds (120m) long, E of Hoober House
• Hood Hill shaft mounds, 480m east of Hood Hill Farm
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages)
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as South Kirkby Camp
• Roman Ridge: section 250yds (230m) in length N of Kimberworth Park Road
• Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm
• Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane
• Old Bridge
• Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads
• Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill
• Rockley engine house
• Canklow Hill earthworks
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• Romano-British field system and settlement at Wheata Wood
• File factory, 11 High Street
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long in Wath Wood
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long on Birchcliff Bank
• Rockley blast furnace
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill
• 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
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House
• Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long S of Abdy Farm