Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Rotherham · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Bow Broom, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bow Broom 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.
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| Place | Bow Broom |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Rotherham |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.492924 |
| Longitude | -1.310159 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Bow Broom emerges as a quiet threshold between the industrial legacy of South Yorkshire and the lingering, stubborn earth of the Don Valley. It lies 0.7 miles west of Mexborough (from Mexborough: bearing 262°T, OS grid SK 458 998). The light here catches the pale, weathered stone of the nearby Roman Ridge, a silent earthwork that holds the memory of ancient boundaries just a short distance to the north. Bow Broom maintains a modest, steady character, defined by the low-slung horizon where the sky seems to press closer to the rooftops. Residents look out toward the gentle ascent of Sticking Hill, which rises in the northeast like a dormant wave frozen in the landscape. The geography of Bow Broom is shaped by the proximity of the river’s reach, where the water once sustained the movement of goods that built the surrounding district. Every afternoon, the sun casts long, thin shadows across the local lanes, tracing the path of a landscape that has long traded its furnaces for the quietude of suburban life.
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Explore Bow Broom, 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: 53.492924, -1.310159. 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 | August 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. |