Swinton is a Town in the county of South Yorkshire.

Swinton postcode: S64 8HW

Retail in Swinton

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

The area around Swinton's best towns can be found at Wath-upon-Dearne.

Swinton's best nearby cities can be found at Sheffield, and Doncaster.

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

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

Swinton History

There are some historic monuments around Swinton:

• Blue Man's Bower moated site, Whiston
• Hellaby: a deserted medieval village and well, enclosure, ridge and furrow and post medieval long house
• Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road
• Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long S of Abdy Farm
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Conisbrough Castle
• Roman Ridge: section 140yds (130m) long in Dyson's Plantation
• Kimberworth Manor moated site
• Roman Ridge: section 110yds (100m) long, 450yds (410m) NNE of Kimberworth Park Farm
• Cross located on the former village green
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane
• Old Bridge
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long in Wath Wood
• Dovecote at Barnburgh Hall
• Market cross
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill
• Icehouse 720m south east of Bath House Farm
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 330m south east of Lowfield Farm
• Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross
• Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Cross in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Canklow Hill earthworks
• Roman Ridge: section 520yds (480m) E of Dyson's Cottage to Long Plantation
• Roman Ridge: section 500yds (460m) long, N of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 135yds (120m) long, E of Hoober House
• Swinton Pottery (The Rockingham Works), 310m and 120m north west of Keeper's Cottage
• Frickley Old Hall moated site
• Site of St Helen's Chapel
• Roman Ridge: section 250yds (230m) in length N of Kimberworth Park Road
• Wildthorpe medieval settlement 680m south of Leylands Farm
• Hemingfield Colliery
• The glassworks cone
• Hallsteads moated site, Grimethorpe
• Kimberworth motte and bailey castle
• Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long on Birchcliff Bank
• Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House
• Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street
• Roman Ridge: SE of Hill Top (section 700yds (660m) long, Meadowhall Road to Hill Top)
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages)