Swinton Rockingham is a residential ward on the northern edge of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, comprising a mix of post‑war and Victorian housing, local shops and small parks. It sits within easy commuting distance of Rotherham town centre and Sheffield, served by local bus routes and road links that make it a largely suburban community with a village feel in parts.
The area bears the imprint of the wider borough’s industrial past - mining and steelworking shaped local employment and settlement patterns - but recent years have seen pockets of regeneration, community groups and investment in schools and public spaces. Socially it combines long‑standing local networks and active community centres with ongoing challenges typical of post‑industrial towns, while green corridors and allotments offer residents outdoor space and a degree of local identity.
Postcode districts covering Swinton Rockingham
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 9.4 miles
- Leeds 23.6 miles
- Mansfield 24.2 miles
- Huddersfield 22.4 miles
- Rotherham 4.3 miles
- Doncaster 9 miles
- Chesterfield 17.1 miles
- Wakefield 15.3 miles
- Barnsley 7.8 miles
- Castleford 16.3 miles
- Morley 21.5 miles
- Dewsbury 18.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Swinton Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward 0.8 miles
- Wath Ward 1 mile
- Wath upon Dearne Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Adwick upon Dearne Parish 1.6 miles
- Denaby Parish 1.8 miles
- Mexborough Built-up area 2 miles
- Rawmarsh East Ward 2 miles
- Rawmarsh Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Rawmarsh West Ward 2.2 miles
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Hooton Roberts Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Swinton Rockingham
S64 8NQ, S64 8PU, S64 8ED, S64 8HP, S64 8RE, S64 8NL, S64 8PZ, S64 8EW, S64 8LR … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 13.1 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 29.6 miles
- Swinton Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Mexborough Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 6.5 miles
Hotels near Swinton Rockingham Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham – North 3 1.9 miles
- Dusties Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Premier Inn Barnsley 3 3 miles
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 6.1 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Hotel 3 2.7 miles
- Garner Hotel Rotherham East 3 5.3 miles
- The George Wright Boutique Hotel, Bar & Restaurant 3 4.2 miles
- Gulliver's Valley M1 JCT 31 2.5 4.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1Jct.33 4 5.7 miles
- Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel 4 6.7 miles
Schools in Swinton Rockingham
- Swinton Academy Secondary
- Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Primary
- Swinton Queen Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 3 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 4 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 6.2 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 6.7 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 7.4 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 7.6 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 7.8 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 8.2 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.7 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 8.8 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 9 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 9 miles