Boyd Royd Wood

Boyd Royd Wood is a deciduous forest in Rotherham, England. Boyd Royd Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Abdy, as well as near the town Swinton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rockingham Kiln and Wath Hall.

Rockingham Kiln

Historic building

Photo: BENKEV, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Rockingham, or Waterloo Kiln in Swinton, in the Rotherham district, in South Yorkshire, England, is a pottery kiln dating from 1815. It formed part of the production centre for the Rockingham Pottery which, in the early 19th century, produced highly-decorative Rococo porcelain.

Wath Hall

Town hall

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wath Hall is a former private residence and former municipal structure in Church Street, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, England. The hall, which was the headquarters of Wath upon Dearne Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Swinton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swinton railway station is a railway station in Swinton, South Yorkshire, England. It has three platforms and a small bus station, and lies at the junction of the former North Midland Railway main line between Rotherham Masborough and Leeds via Cudworth and the former South Yorkshire Railway line to Doncaster.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rotherham and Rawmarsh.

Rotherham

Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rotherham is a large town in South Yorkshire, Its traditional industries were coal-mining, glass-blowing and steel-making: much of this gone, but Rotherham is still a big steel producer, albeit more focused on specialist engineering steel rather than mass production.

Rawmarsh

Town

Rawmarsh is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is 2 miles north-northeast from Rotherham town centre and 3 miles south-southwest of Swinton.