Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Observatory
Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Observatory is an observatory in Brampton Bierlow, Rotherham, England. Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Observatory is situated nearby to Hoober Reservoir, as well as near the tower Hoober Stand.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoober Stand and The Rockingham Mausoleum.
Hoober Stand
Tower
Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoober Stand is a 30-metre-high tower and Grade II* listed building on a ridge in Wentworth, South Yorkshire in northern England. It was designed by Henry Flitcroft for the Whig aristocrat Thomas Watson-Wentworth, Earl of Malton to commemorate the quashing of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Hoober Stand is situated 960 feet west of Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Observatory.
The Rockingham Mausoleum
Tomb
Photo: Tony Bacon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rockingham Mausoleum, Wentworth, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England is a cenotaph commemorating Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who was Prime Minister at the time of his death in 1782. The Rockingham Mausoleum is situated 1 mile south of Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Observatory.
Needle’s Eye
Tower
Photo: Ozankk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Needle's Eye is a 14-metre pyramid Grade II* listed building which is situated in Wentworth, South Yorkshire in northern England. Needle's Eye is one of several follies in and around Wentworth Woodhouse park; the others include Hoober Stand and Keppel's Column. Needle’s Eye is situated 1 mile west of Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abdy and Wentworth.
Abdy
Hamlet
Photo: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abdy is a hamlet in South Yorkshire, England. Abdy is located about 2 miles west of Swinton. The earliest reference to Abdy is in the 13th century in the cartulary of Monk Bretton Priory.
Wentworth
Village
Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wentworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. The village is surrounded by the very urbanised areas of Hoyland Nether, Barnsley. Wentworth is situated 1½ miles west of Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Observatory.
West Melton
Village
Photo: Richard Whitham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Melton is a former mining village in the Rotherham district, in South Yorkshire, England. It lies between Wath upon Dearne and Brampton Bierlow, roughly 5 miles north of Rotherham and 5 miles south-east of Barnsley. West Melton is situated 1½ miles northeast of Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Observatory.
Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Brampton Bierlow, Rotherham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.48192° or 53° 28′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.38307° or 1° 22′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C5WFJJ8+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1709018934OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hoober Reservoir and Hoober Plantation.
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