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Roughbirchworth South Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Roughbirchworth, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Roughbirchworth 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.

Interactive Map of Roughbirchworth, South Yorkshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Roughbirchworth, South Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceRoughbirchworth
Traditional CountySouth Yorkshire
District / BoroughBarnsley
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.509902
Longitude-1.605247
Place TypeHamlet

About Roughbirchworth

Roughbirchworth occupies a quiet fold of the South Yorkshire landscape, where the earth rises in slow, deliberate rhythms. It lies 1.5 miles south-east of Penistone (from Penistone: bearing 136°T, OS grid SE 262 015), and is situated south-west of Oxspring village. The light here often feels heavy and pale, catching the stone walls that mark the boundaries of small, enduring pastures. To the north-west, the waters of Castle Dam hold the sky in a mirror of cold, still glass, reflecting the passage of the clouds above the surrounding fields. Roughbirchworth maintains a modest, steady character, defined more by the patience of its geography than by the noise of modern industry. A short distance away, the slopes of Salter Hill rise to meet the horizon, providing a vantage point over the patchwork of green that defines this corner of the Barnsley district. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every fence line and farmhouse. Life in Roughbirchworth remains tethered to these subtle shifts in the terrain, where each season leaves a distinct, quiet mark upon the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Castle Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 314° NW
  • Salter Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 207° SSW
  • Castle Dike (River) — 0.7 mi, 321° NW
  • Bower Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 041° NE
  • Kirkwood Beck (River) — 0.9 mi, 350° N
  • Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 128° SE
  • Small Clough (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 227° SW
  • Penistone Sheep (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 319° NW
  • Penistone Paramount Cinema (Cinema) — 1.4 mi, 319° NW
  • Sheephouse Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 223° SW
  • Underbank Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 212° SSW
  • Wayside Cross South Of Hartcliff Road (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 280° W
  • Steel Project View Point (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 162° SSE
  • Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardens (Park) — 2.2 mi, 158° SSE
  • Spring Meadows, Alderman'S Head & Cow Croft Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 258° WSW · 17 ha
  • Glass Furnace, Bolsterstone (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 173° S
  • Wortley Top Forge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 116° ESE · 2 ha
  • Watson House Green (Park) — 2.3 mi, 160° SSE
  • Wortley Top Forge Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 118° ESE
  • Pye Flatts Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 019° NNE · 2 ha
  • Silkstone Waggonway (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 035° NE
  • Royd Moor Viewing Point (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 300° WNW
  • Keeper's Pond (Wetland) — 3.5 mi, 077° ENE
  • Heald Head Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 354° N
  • Wentworth Castle Gardens (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 074° ENE
  • Bitholmes Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.7 mi, 148° SSE
  • Wortley Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.7 mi, 109° ESE · 240 ha
  • Ha Ha Walls & Stone Bridge (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 076° ENE
  • The Victorian Conservatory (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 074° ENE
  • Wentworth Castle (Castle) — 3.7 mi, 074° ENE

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About This Roughbirchworth Map Page

Explore Roughbirchworth, 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: 53.509902, -1.605247. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.