Rotherham

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Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Rotherham lies along the River Don and is closely tied to Sheffield, with a strong industrial past in steel and coal. The town is home to Rotherham Minster, Clifton Park and Museum, and Magna Science Adventure Centre, housed in a former steelworks. Surrounding areas include Wentworth Woodhouse, one of the largest stately homes in Europe, and the beautiful countryside of the Rother Valley Country Park. Historic villages and rolling farmland provide contrast to the urban areas, making Rotherham a place of both heritage and natural appeal.

The local government for this district is: Rotherham Borough Council (Metropolitan District).

This district page, Rotherham, is a sub-page of this county page: South Yorkshire and this region page: Yorkshire and The Humber. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Rotherham

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 54 of them are in Yorkshire and the Humber region. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Rotherham

Rotherham is divided into 25 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Anston & Woodsetts
  • Aston & Todwick
  • Aughton & Swallownest
  • Boston Castle
  • Bramley & Ravenfield
  • Brinsworth
  • Dalton & Thrybergh
  • Dinnington
  • Greasbrough
  • Hellaby & Maltby West
  • Hoober
  • Keppel
  • Kilnhurst & Swinton East
  • Maltby East
  • Rawmarsh East
  • Rawmarsh West
  • Rother Vale
  • Rotherham East
  • Rotherham West
  • Sitwell
  • Swinton Rockingham
  • Thurcroft & Wickersley South
  • Wales
  • Wath
  • Wickersley North

Rotherham in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Rotherham is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) Yorkshire and The Humber
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ South Yorkshire
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Rotherham

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in South Yorkshire