Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Rotherham · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Swinton, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swinton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Swinton, South Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Swinton |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Rotherham |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.486980 |
| Longitude | -1.312802 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Swinton bears the weight of a long industrial memory, its brickwork and iron legacy reflecting the amber glow of a low-hanging sun. It lies 0.9 miles west-south-west of Mexborough (from Mexborough: bearing 237°T, OS grid SK 456 991), and is situated north of Kilnhurst village. The landscape here is defined by a sturdy, functional character, where the echoes of the Rockingham Works still seem to linger in the quiet air near the site of the former pottery. To the east, the water at Swinton Locks holds the reflection of the sky in a mirror of dark, still glass, offering a sharp contrast to the grit of the surrounding streets. Residents often find a moment of reprieve at Highfield Park, where the trees lean away from the prevailing wind as if leaning into a shared secret. The earth beneath Swinton hides the remnants of a Roman past, with ancient earthworks nearby tracing the movements of soldiers long returned to dust. These contours of the land provide a rhythmic rise and fall, breaking the monotony of the modern thoroughfares with slopes that catch the morning frost. Even as industry fades into the background, the enduring strength of the local masonry suggests a pride that refuses to be entirely unmade by the passage of years.
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Explore Swinton, South Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.486980, -1.312802. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |