Orgreave is a small parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, sitting on the edge of the Yorkshire coalfield between Rotherham and Sheffield. The area developed around mining and coke production - notably Orgreave Colliery and the adjacent Orgreave Coke Works - and the local landscape is characterised by flat, formerly industrial land close to the River Rother.
The parish is best known for the 1984 confrontation during the miners’ strike, the so‑called "Battle of Orgreave", which remains significant in discussions of industrial relations and policing in Britain. Since the decline of heavy industry the area has seen regeneration with new housing, light industrial units and reclaimed green space, while a strong working‑class and mining heritage continues to shape the local community.
Postcode districts covering Orgreave
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Mansfield 16.8 miles27 km
- Rotherham 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Doncaster 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Chesterfield 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Wakefield 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Barnsley 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Castleford 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Dewsbury 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Pontefract 22.5 miles36.1 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Worksop 10.9 miles17.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Woodhouse Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Treeton Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Waverley Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Rother Vale Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Waverley and Catcliffe Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Aughton & Swallownest Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Beighton Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Aston cum Aughton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Catcliffe Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Swallownest and Aston Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Richmond Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Birley Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Orgreave
S13 9XY, S13 9XT, S13 9WB, S13 9XS, S13 9XR, S13 9XP, S13 9XZ, S13 9WA, S13 9XU … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 36.6 miles58.9 km
- Woodhouse Railway Station 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Darnall 2.5 miles4 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Orgreave Ad
- Devonshire Arms 5 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Best Western Plus Aston Hall Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Crow Inn 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1,Jct.33 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Brocco on the Park Boutique Hotel 5 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Sheffield City 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Crowne Plaza - Sheffield 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Miller & Carter Sheffield by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
Local points of interest
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 4.6 miles7.4 km
- University of Sheffield University 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 7.6 miles12.2 km
- B2net Stadium Stadium 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km