Wentworth is a rural parish in the borough of Rotherham, tucked into the rolling farmland and wooded parkland of South Yorkshire on the fringe of the Sheffield city region. Its skyline is dominated by the stately Wentworth Woodhouse, an enormous Grade I Georgian house with one of the longest façades in Europe, set within extensive landscaped grounds; nearby the distinctive folly of Hoober Stand marks the historic character of the area. The estate and village have long shaped the local landscape, with designed gardens, parkland and a scattering of historic cottages and lanes that attract walkers, heritage visitors and occasional film crews.
Socially and economically, Wentworth combines a small local community with an economy influenced by agriculture, country-house tourism and commuting to larger centres such as Sheffield and Rotherham. Recent restoration and preservation efforts at the house have brought a renewed focus on heritage-led regeneration, while the parish retains a distinctly rural, genteel feel with village amenities, equestrian and outdoor pursuits and community events that reflect its historic estate roots.
Postcode districts covering Wentworth
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 7.4 miles12 km
- Leeds 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Mansfield 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Huddersfield 20 miles32.2 km
- Rotherham 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Doncaster 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Chesterfield 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Wakefield 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Barnsley 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Castleford 17 miles27.4 km
- Morley 20.5 miles33 km
- Dewsbury 17.3 miles27.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Hoober Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Wentworth Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Thorpe Hesley Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Keppel Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Hoyland Milton Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Hemingfield Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Jump Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Brampton Bierlow Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Brampton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hoyland Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Greasbrough Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Rawmarsh West Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Wentworth
S62 7SE, S62 7US, S62 7TR, S62 7UL, S61 2RW, S62 7SA, S62 7RZ, S74 8AU, S35 2AA … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.8 miles46.3 km
- Rockingham Station 1.3 miles2 km
- Elsecar Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
Hotels near Wentworth Ad
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 4 miles6.5 km
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Churchill's Hotel 2 3 miles4.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Crow Inn 7 miles11.3 km
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1,Jct.33 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Crowne Plaza - Sheffield 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Brocco on the Park Boutique Hotel 5 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Hampton by Hilton Sheffield 3 7 miles11.3 km
Schools in Wentworth
- Wentworth C of E Junior and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 5.7 miles9.3 km
- Oakwell Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 7.5 miles12.1 km
- University of Sheffield University 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 8 miles12.9 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 9.9 miles16 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 10.5 miles16.8 km