Rockingham is an electoral ward in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It is largely residential, with a mix of council and private housing, local shops, schools and small green spaces; the area feels suburban but remains closely connected to the town's facilities and services.
As with much of the borough, Rockingham carries traces of the coal‑mining and industrial past in its community history, while recent years have seen modest regeneration and a focus on local services, community groups and schooling. Good public transport links make commuting into Barnsley town centre straightforward, so many residents balance local life with work and leisure elsewhere in the region.
Postcode districts covering Rockingham
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 8.7 miles
- Leeds 21.2 miles
- Bradford 23.5 miles
- Huddersfield 17.2 miles
- Rotherham 6.1 miles
- Doncaster 14.4 miles
- Chesterfield 17.4 miles
- Wakefield 12.6 miles
- Halifax 23.3 miles
- Barnsley 4.3 miles
- Castleford 16.1 miles
- Morley 18.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hoyland Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Birdwell Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Tankersley Parish 0.9 miles
- Upper Tankersley Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Jump Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hoyland Milton Ward 1.5 miles
- Worsbrough Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Hemingfield Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Wentworth Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Chapeltown and High Green Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Hoober Ward 2.7 miles
- Stairfoot Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Rockingham
S70 5TQ, S74 0BP, S70 5UE, S74 0ND, S70 5SF, S74 9AP, S74 0NW, S74 0DQ, S74 0AT … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 18.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 26.6 miles
- Elsecar Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Rockingham Station 1.8 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near Rockingham Ad
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 1.2 miles
- Churchill's Hotel 2 3 miles
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- Friendship Hotel 5.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 4.1 miles
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 6.7 miles
- Wortley Hall 3 3 miles
- Cubley Hall 3 7 miles
- The Crow Inn 8 miles
Schools in Rockingham
- Birdwell Primary School Primary
- Hoyland Common Primary School Primary
- Hoyland Springwood Primary School Primary
- Kirk Balk Academy Secondary
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Primary
- West Meadows Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 1.7 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 3.1 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 3.6 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 6.3 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles
- University of Sheffield University 8.3 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 8.6 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 9 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 11 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 11 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 11 miles