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.
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| 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 commands a subtle vantage point overlooking the shifting industrial contours of the Don Valley. It lies 0.5 miles north-west of Mexborough (from Mexborough: bearing 315°T, OS grid SE 463 005). The terrain here rises with a quiet, stubborn persistence, offering a view of the heavy, grey sky that often hangs low over the South Yorkshire coalfields. To the north-east, the gentle rise of Sticking Hill breaks the suburban horizon, providing a green anchor against the brickwork of the nearby streets. Beneath the surface of the modern pavements, the earth holds echoes of ancient defensive lines, most notably the Roman Ridge, which slices through the landscape just a short walk to the south-west. Highwoods retains a distinct, functional character, shaped by a history of extraction and the steady, rhythmic pulse of the surrounding railway lines. Light catches the edges of the rooftops during the late afternoon, softening the sharp angles of the houses with a pale, amber glow. This suburban stretch remains grounded in its geography, a place where the remnants of a vanished industrial age meet the persistent, rolling hills of the wider district.
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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 | 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. |