Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Rotherham · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Swinton, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swinton 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 | Swinton |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Rotherham |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.486980 |
| Longitude | -1.312802 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Swinton, a settlement within the Rotherham district, carries the quiet hum of industry woven into its past. It lies 1.5 km west-south-west of Mexborough (from Mexborough: bearing 237°T, OS grid SK 456 991), and is situated north of Kilnhurst village. The broad sweep of the landscape here, once shaped by coal mining and heavy industry, now offers a softer, more resilient character, with pockets of green emerging where the earth was once deeply scarred. The sky above Swinton often holds a particular South Yorkshire clarity, a pale blue that can feel vast and contemplative, especially on a clear afternoon. Though its industrial heart has largely quieted, the echoes of its working past can still be felt in the sturdy brickwork of older buildings and the enduring spirit of its people. The River Don, a ribbon of silver, flows nearby, a constant presence that has witnessed the centuries of change.
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Explore Swinton, 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: 53.486980, -1.312802. 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 | July 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. |