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 miles15.1 km
- Leeds 23.6 miles38 km
- Mansfield 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Huddersfield 22.4 miles36 km
- Rotherham 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Doncaster 9 miles14.5 km
- Chesterfield 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Wakefield 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Barnsley 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Castleford 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Morley 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Dewsbury 18.8 miles30.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Swinton Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Wath Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Wath upon Dearne Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Adwick upon Dearne Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Denaby Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Mexborough Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Rawmarsh East Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Rawmarsh Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Rawmarsh West Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hooton Roberts Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Swinton Rockingham
S64 8NF, S64 8JP, S64 8QF, S64 8AU, S64 8NN, S64 8PW, S64 8JJ, S64 8GB, S64 8XB … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 29.6 miles47.6 km
- Swinton Railway Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Mexborough Railway Station 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 6.5 miles10.5 km
Hotels near Swinton Rockingham Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Churchill's Hotel 2 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1,Jct.33 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 8.7 miles14 km
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 7 miles11.2 km
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Brentwood Hotel by Greene King Inns 2 4.8 miles7.8 km
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 miles4.9 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 4 miles6.4 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Oakwell Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.7 miles14 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 9 miles14.4 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 9 miles14.5 km