Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Rotherham · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Hood Hill, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hood Hill 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 | Hood Hill |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Rotherham |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.474692 |
| Longitude | -1.450060 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hood Hill emerges from the South Yorkshire landscape as a quiet ridge defined by its industrial echoes and agricultural persistence. It lies 3.9 miles south-south-west of Wombwell (from Wombwell: bearing 213°T, OS grid SK 365 976), and is situated south-south-west of Harley village. Beneath the turf near Hood Hill Farm, the earth remains scarred by the Hood Hill Shaft Mounds, where centuries of coal extraction have left a peculiar, humped topography that defies the smooth lines of the surrounding fields. These mounds serve as a silent, grassy ledger of the labour that once defined the district, recording a time when the pulse of the ground was dictated by the pick and the hearth. Beyond the immediate rise, the land slopes towards the dense, sheltering canopy of Hesley Wood, which anchors the southern horizon with a deep, verdant weight. The light here often catches the uneven contours of the soil, casting long, sharp shadows that transform the remnants of industry into curious, sculptural forms. Hood Hill retains a stark, unadorned character, shaped not by grand architecture but by the enduring relationship between the common man and the heavy, mineral-rich earth. This corner of the Rotherham district possesses a singular, rugged composure that refuses to be softened by the passing of the seasons.
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Explore Hood Hill, 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: 53.474692, -1.450060. 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. |