Scholes, South Yorkshire

Scholes

A view from south of the village
Scholes
Scholes shown within South Yorkshire
OS grid reference SK395955
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ROTHERHAM
Postcode district S61
Dialling code 01709
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber

Scholes is a small village in the Rotherham borough of South Yorkshire, England, near the southern boundary of Wentworth Woodhouse, formerly the family seat of the Earls Fitzwilliam. The village is the location of Keppel's Column.

Scholes Coppice contains several archaeological features, including Caesar's Camp, an Iron Age fort, regarded as one of the best examples of its kind in South Yorkshire.[1]

References

  1. Historic England. "Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice, Rotherham (1004829)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

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