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 miles8.3 km
- Mansfield 21 miles33.8 km
- Huddersfield 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Doncaster 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Chesterfield 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Wakefield 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Barnsley 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Castleford 20.2 miles32.4 km
- Morley 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Dewsbury 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Batley 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Pontefract 18.2 miles29.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Boston Castle Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Rotherham West Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Rotherham East Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Greasbrough Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Brinsworth Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Rawmarsh West Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Rawmarsh Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Keppel Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Whiston Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Rawmarsh East Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Catcliffe Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Sitwell Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Rotherham
S65 2QD, S60 3EE, S65 1PX, S61 1DU, S61 3HH, S60 1LA, S60 2RA, S60 1DJ, S61 3AH … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 32.3 miles52.1 km
- Rotherham Central Railway Station 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Meadowhall Interchange 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
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
- 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 miles3.5 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 6 miles9.6 km
- University of Sheffield University 6 miles9.7 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Oakwell Stadium 9.3 miles15 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km