Keppel’s Column
Keppel's Column is a 115-foot tower Grade II* listed building between Wentworth and Kimberworth in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Keppel's Column is one of several follies in and around Wentworth Woodhouse park; the others include Hoober Stand and Needle's Eye.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scholes Coppice and St John’s Church.
Scholes Coppice
Forest
Scholes Coppice in an area of ancient woodland located to the north-west of Kimberworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England.
St John’s Church
Church
Photo: Graham Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John’s Church is situated 1 mile east of Keppel’s Column.
Abbey School
School
Abbey School is a mixed special school for children with moderate and complex learning difficulties. It is located in Kimberworth, South Yorkshire, England. Abbey School is situated 1 mile southeast of Keppel’s Column.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scholes and Thorpe Hesley.
Scholes
Hamlet
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scholes is a small village in the Rotherham borough of South Yorkshire, England, near the southern boundary of Wentworth Woodhouse, formerly the family seat of the Earls Fitzwilliam.
Thorpe Hesley
Village
Thorpe Hesley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, lying east of the M1 motorway at junction 35. The village has been included within the boundaries of Rotherham town since 1894, having previously been divided between the townships of Kimberworth and Wentworth.
Kimberworth
Suburb
Kimberworth is a suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 2 miles north-west of Rotherham town centre and 5 miles north-east of Sheffield. Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Keppel’s Column
- Type: Tower
- Description: folly in Wentworth
- Categories: folly, building, and historic site
- Location: Rotherham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.44793° or 53° 26′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.41516° or 1° 24′ 55″ westHeight
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9C5WCHXM+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 669332115OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=follyOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q6393230
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