Wath upon Dearne is a former coal‑mining town in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham, sitting on the banks of the River Dearne in the Dearne Valley of South Yorkshire, England. The town centre still shows its Victorian roots with compact streets and older civic buildings, and its position in the valley gives it a surprisingly green setting compared with its industrial past.
Historically dominated by collieries and related heavy industry, Wath upon Dearne has seen significant post‑industrial change, with former pit sites redeveloped for housing, business parks and leisure facilities and an active local community keen on cultural events and regeneration. Many residents now commute to nearby centres such as Sheffield and Doncaster, while the town retains a strong sense of identity tied to its mining heritage and community organisations.
Postcode districts covering Wath upon Dearne
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Leeds 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Huddersfield 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Rotherham 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Doncaster 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Chesterfield 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Wakefield 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Barnsley 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Castleford 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Morley 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Dewsbury 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Batley 19.6 miles31.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Wath Ward 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Swinton Rockingham Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Brampton Bierlow Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Brampton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Swinton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Adwick upon Dearne Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Dearne South Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Billingley Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Hoober Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Goldthorpe Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Wath upon Dearne
S63 6SE, S64 8DS, S63 7JP, S63 6DG, S63 7SS, S63 7BU, S63 6JX, S63 6JA, S63 7AT … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 14 miles22.5 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.4 miles45.7 km
- Swinton Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Bolton-on-Dearne Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
Hotels near Wath upon Dearne Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 5 miles8 km
- Churchill's Hotel 2 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1,Jct.33 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 9.3 miles15 km
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
- The Brentwood Hotel by Greene King Inns 2 5.6 miles9.1 km
- The Crow Inn 9.5 miles15.4 km
Schools in Wath upon Dearne
- Brampton Ellis C of E Primary School Primary
- Highfield Farm Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities Secondary
- Wath C of E Primary School Primary
- Wath Central Primary School Primary
- Wath Victoria Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 1.9 miles3 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 3.1 miles5 km
- Oakwell Stadium 6.2 miles10 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles15.3 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 9.7 miles15.6 km