Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Rotherham · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Swinton Bridge, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swinton Bridge 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Swinton Bridge, 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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| Place | Swinton Bridge |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Rotherham |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.490786 |
| Longitude | -1.302582 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Swinton Bridge emerges from the industrial tapestry of South Yorkshire as a place where the steady pulse of the Don valley dictates the local rhythm. It lies 0.4 miles south-west of Mexborough (from Mexborough: bearing 236°T, OS grid SK 463 995). The landscape here retains a utilitarian grace, defined by the heavy, iron-grey waters of the nearby Swinton Locks which mirror the shifting clouds of the northern sky. Where the land rises towards the north-west, the earth hides the ancient, weathered remains of the Roman Ridge, a silent sentinel of stone and soil that has watched the slow transformation of the valley for centuries. Swinton Bridge carries the weight of a working history, its brickwork and pathways echoing the clatter of long-departed coal trains and the furnace fires that once illuminated the night. The light in this corner of the district possesses a peculiar, metallic clarity, often catching the edges of the canalised waterways that cut through the low-lying terrain with sharp precision. Daily life in Swinton Bridge unfolds between these enduring landmarks, grounded by a stoic resilience that seems etched into the very mortar of its modest terraces. One finds a certain melancholy beauty in how the modern suburban sprawl brushes against the historic remnants of Roman engineering and the quiet, reflective surface of the water.
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Explore Swinton Bridge, 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: 53.490786, -1.302582. 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. |