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.

Sheffield, and Doncaster are great places to visit near Elsecar if you like cities.

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:

• Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Blue Man's Bower moated site, Whiston
• Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice
• Standing cross at the Church of St Mary
• Canklow Hill earthworks
• Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads
• Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long S of Abdy Farm
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 135yds (120m) long, E of Hoober House
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Rockley blast furnace
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as South Kirkby Camp
• File factory, 11 High Street
• 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)
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long on Birchcliff Bank
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill
• Willow Garth moated site and fishpond, Ecclesfield
• 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 110yds (100m) long, 450yds (410m) NNE of Kimberworth Park Farm
• Romano-British field system and settlement at Wheata Wood
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Hood Hill shaft mounds, 480m east of Hood Hill Farm
• Rockley engine house
• Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages)
• Kimberworth motte and bailey castle
• Roman Ridge: section 250yds (230m) in length N of Kimberworth Park Road
• Roman Ridge: section 500yds (460m) long, N of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long in Wath Wood
• Swinton Pottery (The Rockingham Works), 310m and 120m north west of Keeper's Cottage
• Hallsteads moated site, Grimethorpe
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield
• Roman Ridge: section 520yds (480m) E of Dyson's Cottage to Long Plantation
• Hemingfield Colliery
• Old Bridge
• Dovecote at Glebe Farm
• Kimberworth Manor moated site