Upper Hoyland is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Upper Hoyland postcode: S74 9NL

Retail in Upper Hoyland

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

Places near Upper Hoyland feature a number of interesting towns including Wath-upon-Dearne.

Upper Hoyland has some unmissable cities nearby like Sheffield, and Doncaster.

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

Doncaster Sheffield Airport is a great place to visit close to Upper Hoyland if you like airports.

Upper Hoyland History

There are some historic monuments around Upper Hoyland:

• Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Hallsteads moated site, Grimethorpe
• Wayside cross known as the Cundy Cross
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Kimberworth Manor moated site
• Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane
• Old Bridge
• Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long on Birchcliff Bank
• Rockley blast furnace
• Dovecote at Glebe Farm
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Roman Ridge: section 500yds (460m) long, N of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Hood Hill shaft mounds, 480m east of Hood Hill Farm
• Standing cross at the Church of St Mary
• Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads
• Romano-British field system and settlement at Wheata Wood
• Roman Ridge: section 250yds (230m) in length N of Kimberworth Park Road
• Romano-British settlements at Finkle Street
• Roman Ridge: SE of Hill Top (section 700yds (660m) long, Meadowhall Road to Hill Top)
• Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice
• Roman Ridge: section 110yds (100m) long, 450yds (410m) NNE of Kimberworth Park Farm
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 135yds (120m) long, E of Hoober House
• Willow Garth moated site and fishpond, Ecclesfield
• Hemingfield Colliery
• Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• File factory, 11 High Street
• Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street
• Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement
• Low Mill furnace
• Rockley engine house
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield
• Kimberworth motte and bailey castle