Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Doncaster · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Highwoods, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Highwoods 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.
| Place | Highwoods |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Doncaster |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.499489 |
| Longitude | -1.302937 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Highwoods spreads its quiet presence across the Doncaster district, a patch of South Yorkshire where the land holds its breath. It lies 0.8 km north-west of Mexborough (from Mexborough: bearing 315°T, OS grid SE 463 005). Here, the houses stand with a certain steadfastness, their brickwork catching the pale Yorkshire light, hinting at lives lived with a practical grace. The surrounding fields, often a deep, resonant green, roll with a gentle insistence, a familiar horizon for generations. Though not grand, the local amenities offer a comfortable hum of everyday existence, a testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. The air here carries a certain cleanness, a subtle reminder of the open skies that stretch above the modest rooftops of Highwoods.
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Explore Highwoods, 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: 53.499489, -1.302937. 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 | June 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. |