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Rotherham Minster

Rotherham

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction SE)

This town was formerly a Saxon market town which remained largely unaltered until the Industrial Revolution...

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The Old Glassworks, in snow.

Barnsley

(5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction NW)

This is an attractive town laid out along the River Dearne, it is enclosed by spectacular Pennine scenery and is an ideal place from which to discover the limestone hills and fresh green valley's of the Yorkshire Dales...

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Thrybergh Country Park, South Yorkshire

Thrybergh

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction SE)

Thrybergh is a pretty South Yorkshire village with a history stretching back to the time of the Doomsday Book, for centuries it was little more than a small rural village with scattered housing and farms...

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Village Green with Methodist Chapel in the background, Whiston (nr Rotherham), South Yorkshire.

Whiston

(6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction SE)

Whiston is surrounded by fine countryside, leafy lanes lead towards Morthen and Wickersley...

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Castle Inn, Bolsterstone

Bolsterstone

(7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction W)

Bolsterstone is a hilltop village, about 1.000 feet above sea level, situated about 8 miles North west of Sheffield, Yorkshire. It has Anglo Saxon roots and lies on a Salt Route.....

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Ecclesfield Church St Mary

Sheffield

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction S)

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Tofts Lane

Stannington

(8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction SW)

A picturesque village in South Yorkshire..

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St James Church, Braithwell village, South Yorkshire

Braithwell

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction E)

Braithwell lies at the centre of a largely rural community, the surrounding landscape is mostly of farms and leafy lanes siding fields full of grazing cattle and sheep...

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Kingfisher at Sprotbrough Flash

Sprotbrough

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction E)

Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers...

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War Memorial, Top of Maltby crags.

Maltby

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction SE)

The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and several historic properties can be found in the region from shortly after this time, of these, of particular note are the handsome ruins of Roche Abbey, a Cistercian foundation of 1147...

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The Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire

Dearne Valley

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction E)

An area in South Yorkshire along the river Dearne...

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at Monk Bretton Priory, Cudworth, South Yorkshire

Monk Bretton Priory

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction N)

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A good view of Stainborough Castle at Wentworth Castle Gardens near Barnsley

Wentworth Castle

(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction NW)

Wentworth Castle Gardens have been the subject of an ambitious plan to restore the magnificent estate, once home to the Earls of.....

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Thrybergh Country Park in South Yorkshire, England

Thrybergh Country Park

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction E)

Thrybergh Country Park evolved out of Thrybergh Reservoir built in the 1800's to supply the borough of Doncaster with water. .....

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Carlton Marsh Nature Reserve

Carlton Marsh

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction N)

A wetland nature lover’s delight and a core wildlife site of the Dearne Valley, Carlton Marsh hugs the Cudworth Dyke and is.....

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Howell Wood Lake

Howell Wood Country Park

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NE)

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Catcliffe Flash LNR

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction S)

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Conisbrough Castle, 5 miles west of Doncaster

Conisbrough Castle

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction E)

The dilapidated ruins of Conisbrough Castle make an impressive sight, particularly its keep, which is unusual in design. The.....

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Rabbit Ings Country Park,  Royston

Rabbit Ings Country Park

(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction N)

Rabbit Ings is a country park near Royston in South Yorkshire, and is located on the former colliery yard and spoil heap of the.....

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A picture of Sheffield Cathedral

Sheffield Cathedral

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction S)

This cathedral dates mostly from the 15th century, it was the former parish church of St.Peter and St.Paul, its tower and.....

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