Rotherham sits in South Yorkshire at the meeting of the River Don and the River Rother, just a short drive east of Sheffield. The town grew up around the coal and steel industries of the Don Valley, so you still notice industrial landmarks alongside green corridors and riverside walks.
Its industrial past has been repurposed into attractions such as the Magna Science Adventure Centre at old Templeborough steelworks, while the nearby country house Wentworth Woodhouse and family-friendly Clifton Park speak to the area’s wider heritage. The local economy has shifted towards services, logistics and retail, with regeneration projects and the Meadowhall area nearby helping to reshape the town’s social and cultural scene.
Postcode districts covering Rotherham
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 5.2 miles
- Mansfield 21 miles
- Huddersfield 23.2 miles
- Doncaster 12.3 miles
- Chesterfield 12.9 miles
- Wakefield 18.2 miles
- Barnsley 9.9 miles
- Castleford 20.2 miles
- Morley 24.1 miles
- Dewsbury 20.9 miles
- Batley 23.1 miles
- Pontefract 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Boston Castle Ward 0.8 miles
- Rotherham West Ward 0.9 miles
- Rotherham East Ward 1.3 miles
- Greasbrough Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Brinsworth Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Rawmarsh West Ward 2.1 miles
- Rawmarsh Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Keppel Ward 2.3 miles
- Whiston Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Rawmarsh East Ward 2.5 miles
- Catcliffe Parish 2.6 miles
- Sitwell Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Rotherham
S60 1AX, S60 2DB, S61 2LF, S60 4DH, S60 2NF, S60 4BN, S60 2XQ, S60 2BD, S61 2BP … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 15.3 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 32.3 miles
- Rotherham Central Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Meadowhall Interchange 2.1 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 2.2 miles
Hotels in Rotherham Ad
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1,Jct.33 4
- The Brentwood Hotel by Greene King Inns 2
- The George Wright Boutique Hotel, Bar & Restaurant 4
- The Welcome Inn Rotherham/Sheffield 3
- Fitzwilliam Arms Hotel 3
- Carlton Park Hotel Rotherham 3
- Brecon Hotel Sheffield Rotherham - Adults Only 2
Schools in Rotherham
- Badsley Primary School Primary
- Blackburn Primary School Primary
- Broom Valley Community School Primary
- Canklow Woods Primary School Primary
- Clifton Community School Secondary
- Coleridge Primary Primary
- East Dene Primary Primary
- Eastwood Village Primary School Primary
- Ferham Primary School Primary
- Herringthorpe Infant School Primary
- Herringthorpe Junior School Primary
- High Greave Infant School Primary
- High Greave Junior School Primary
- Kelford School Special
- Kimberworth Community Primary School Primary
- Meadow View Primary School Primary
- Oakwood High School Secondary
- Redscope Primary School Primary
- RNN Group Further education
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Local points of interest
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 2.1 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 3.4 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 4.9 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 5.4 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 5.5 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 6 miles
- University of Sheffield University 6 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 7.9 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 9.3 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 10.4 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 10.8 miles