Gilroyd is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Gilroyd postcode: S75 3QN

Retail in Gilroyd

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

Wath-upon-Dearne is one of Gilroyd's best, nearby towns to visit in Gilroyd.

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

Doncaster Sheffield Airport is one of Gilroyd's best, nearby airports to visit in Gilroyd.

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

Gilroyd History

There are some historic monuments around Gilroyd:

• Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane
• Iron Age and Roman quern workings on Wharncliffe Rocks
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• Romano-British settlements at Finkle Street
• File factory, 11 High Street
• Standing cross at the Church of St Mary
• Rockley blast furnace
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Hood Hill shaft mounds, 480m east of Hood Hill Farm
• Water powered bloomery, iron forge and rolling mill at Low Forge
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Dovecote at Glebe Farm
• Silkstone 17th century glassworks and 18th century pottery, 180m east of All Saints Church
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• Wortley Top Forge
• Glass furnace, Bolsterstone
• Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads
• Romano-British field system and settlement at Wheata Wood
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Wayside cross known as the Cundy Cross
• Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm
• Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints
• Low Mill furnace
• Willow Garth moated site and fishpond, Ecclesfield
• Site of post-medieval tannery, Felkirk
• Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm
• Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Rockley engine house