Rotherham Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in South Yorkshire, England
About Rotherham
"Rother" is Old English for "chief river",roduβr, but those Old English can't have travelled very far, since the River Rother is merely a tributary of the Don, which in turn joins the Trent / Ouse tidal system and then the broad Humber. It wasn't navigable but had water enough to power mills and supply industry, which drove Rotherham's 18th-century growth from a small market town into a busy, grubby city. Iron and steel was the main industry, using local iron ore fired by coal from the rich Barnsley seam. The coal was suitable for making coke, used for the very high temperatures for quality steel and for glass-making. The Templeborough steelworks in its Edwardian heyday was over a mile long, employed 10,000 workers, and produced 1.8 million tonnes of steel a year. But many of the manufactu
Top Attractions in Rotherham
Explore the best things to see and do in Rotherham:
- ★Boston Castle
- ★Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham Bridge
- ★Clifton Park Museum
- ★Magna Science Adventure Centre
- ★Roche Abbey
- ★Rotherham Minster
- ★Rotherham United
- ★South Yorkshire Transport Museum
Where to Stay in Rotherham
- 🏨Carlton Park Hotel
- 🏨Hellaby Hall Hotel
Rotherham Travel Guide Sections
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