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Where is Rotherham?

Rotherham is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south of the town of Rawmarsh, and 142 miles north of London. Rotherham lies seven miles north-east of the Derbyshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Rotherham falls within the metropolitan district council of Rotherham. It is in the S60 postcode district. The post town for Rotherham is Rotherham.

Rotherham on a map

Map showing extent of Rotherham as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Rotherham
Map showing location of Rotherham within the UK
Location of Rotherham within the UK

Which county is Rotherham in?

Rotherham is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountySouth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Rotherham in South Yorkshire?

Rotherham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of South Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Rotherham within South Yorkshire
Location of Rotherham within South Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Rotherham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Rotherham is S65 1AF.

Where is Rotherham in S60?

Rotherham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the S60 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the S60 postcode district.

Map showing location of Rotherham within S60
Location of Rotherham within S60

What is the post town for Rotherham?

The post town for Rotherham is Rotherham. Rotherham is in the S60 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rotherham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Rotherham?

The centre of Rotherham is located at position 53.43072° latitude and -1.35473° longitude.

Latitude53.43072°
Longitude-1.35473°

What is the easting and northing of Rotherham?

The centre of Rotherham is located at the grid reference easting 442970 and northing 392853 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting442970
Northing392853

What are the nearest towns to Rotherham?

Position of Rotherham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rotherham to the centre of the town.

south
2m
Rotherham is 2 miles south of Rawmarsh
south
5m
Rotherham is 5 miles south of Wath upon Dearne
south-west
5m
Rotherham is 5 miles south-west of Mexborough
south-west
6m
Rotherham is 6 miles south-west of Conisbrough
south
6m
Rotherham is 6 miles south of Bolton upon Dearne
west
6m
Rotherham is 6 miles west of Maltby
south
7m
Rotherham is 7 miles south of Wombwell
north-west
7m
Rotherham is 7 miles north-west of Dinnington
south
7m
Rotherham is 7 miles south of Goldthorpe
south
8m
Rotherham is 8 miles south of Thurnscoe

What are the nearest cities to Rotherham?

Position of Rotherham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rotherham to the centre of the city.

north-east
6m
Rotherham is 6 miles north-east of Sheffield
south-west
11m
Rotherham is 11 miles south-west of Doncaster
south
18m
Rotherham is 18 miles south of Wakefield
south
27m
Rotherham is 27 miles south of Leeds
south-east
30m
Rotherham is 30 miles south-east of Bradford
north
34m
Rotherham is 34 miles north of Nottingham
north
35m
Rotherham is 35 miles north of Derby
west
36m
Rotherham is 36 miles west of Lincoln
east
37m
Rotherham is 37 miles east of Manchester
south
38m
Rotherham is 38 miles south of York

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