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Doncaster. Barnsley. South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire to the east, Nottinghamshire to the south-east, and Derbyshire to the south and west.
- Sheffield
- Doncaster
- Barnsley
- Rotherham
- Peak District
- Wentworth
- Cawthorne
- Woodlands
- Sprotbrough and Cusworth
- High Bradfield
If there’s a model for how to be a post-industrial city Sheffield would definitely be in the running. After a couple of decades of regeneration the centre is creative, fun and young, full of nightlife and culture. Some of this dynamism is owed to Sheffield’s large university population, but also sights like the Millennium Galleries and the fabulous...
Any British town with the “caster” suffix was once a Roman fortress so this applies to Doncaster. The town lies on a large coal seam and this attracted industry starting in the 1700s, though there are many strings to Doncaster’s bow. One of these is aviation, made clear at the Vulcan Experience, showcasing the Avro Vulcan, which was assembled in Do...
Coal-mining and glassmaking were the foundations of the economy in Barnsley, but after the last local pit closed in the 90s the town staged an economic recovery and has enough to keep you occupied for a day or so. A lot of the allure lies in the grand estates and country parks close to the town, some of which we’ll cover later. The big monument in ...
Coal, iron, steel, pottery and glass: These were the industries that caused Rotherham to expand in the 1700s, but the town had been a significant place for centuries before that. Rotherham Bridge will illustrate this fact nicely; the structure over the River Don was built in 1483 and is rare in the UK as a chapel is an integral part of the structur...
Sheffield is billed as the eastern gateway to the Peak District National Park, which covers a majestic and sparsely populated upland region. In these northern stretches of the park you’ll journey into barren sandstone moorland, which has a wild and desolate allure that brings Wuthering Heights to mind. There will be rugged sandstone walls delineati...
North of Rotherham, Wentworth is a beautiful village of sandstone cottages and imposing houses, some clad with ivy. A lot of the buildings on Main Street are listed, and many are restaurants, pubs and local village shops. The village has been here since the 11th century, and ever-present throughout this time has been the Holy Trinity Church, now in...
Cawthorne has all the essentials of an English rural village, with a pretty medieval church, a pub tea room and manor house. The local stately home, Cannon Hall is a gorgeous Georgian pile that wouldn’t look out of place in a Jane Austen period drama. In the ballroom, dining room, library and drawing room there’s sumptuous period furniture by some ...
Preserved as a conservation area just north of Doncaster, Woodlands is a model village, built at the turn of the century for miners at Brodsworth Colliery. The Model Village Movement came about at the end of the 19th century, as industrialists realised the benefit of giving their workforce more desirable places to live. At Woodlands there’s generou...
This parish a short way west of Doncaster has three individual villages and some pristine expanses of countryside to recharge those batteries. The Spotbrough Flash is a soothing patchwork of wetland, meadows and ash and sycamore woods on a limestone ridge. In grassy areas there’s a sea of wildflowers like cowslips and orchids in summer. The grounds...
This endearing little village is set within the boundary of the Peak District, in hilly scenery with vistas over the Bradfield Dale to the Derwent Edge escarpment and a massive sweep of the Dark Peak. Nestling in pasture for sheep grazing, it’s a given that High Bradfield should be fine walking territory, and there’s some fascinating stuff to disco...
Sep 7, 2024 · South Yorkshire, metropolitan county in north-central England. It comprises four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and the city of Sheffield. South Yorkshire lies within the historic county of Yorkshire, except for three areas.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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