Catcliffe, United Kingdom
Catcliffe is a town of 1,766 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Catcliffe
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 28 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Rotherham Bridge, Tinsley Viaduct, Clifton Park Museum and Catcliffe Glass Cone.
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About Catcliffe
Catcliffe is a village and civil parish on the north-west bank of the River Rother in South Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,108. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south of the town of Rotherham and 4.3 miles (7 km) east of Sheffield City Centre.
From the Wikipedia article Catcliffe (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Rotherham Bridge
Bridge · 2.7 mi
Grade I listed bridge in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Museums and landmarks4
Clifton Park Museum
Museum · 2.6 mi
Municipal museum situated in Clifton House on the western edge of Clifton Park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Catcliffe Glass Cone
Monument and historic site
Main Street, Rotherham
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Blackburn Meadows
Park · 2.6 mi
Area of land inside the Sheffield city at Tinsley
Restaurants and cafes28
Yorkshire Terrier
Bar and pub · 0.6 mi
Whitehill Road, Rotherham
Mo-Th,Su 12:00-23:30; Fr,Sa 12:00-00:30
Serve
Cafe · 0.8 mi
Mo-We 07:00-19:00; Th-Fr 07:00-23:00; Sa 08:00-23:00; Su 08:00-21:00
16 more on the map.
History
Catcliffe is mentioned in the Domesday Book, its name is presumed to mean either the cliff where the cats live, or steep river bank. In 1740 William Fenney established a glassworks here. The site was chosen, among other reasons, for being 10.5 miles (17 km) away from Fenney's glassworks in Bolsterstone, formerly owned by his mother-in-law—the terms of her will prevented him from setting up a glassworks within 10 miles of the town. One of the cones of this glassworks still exists and is the oldest surviving structure of its type in Western Europe. It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
On 25 June 2007 the village was evacuated because of fears that cracks in the dam at Ulley reservoir could lead to widespread flooding in the valley.
Catcliffe railway station opened on 30 April 1900 and closed on 11 September 1939.
From the History section of Catcliffe on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Catcliffe is on the west side of the River Rother, about 2.5 miles (4 km) south of the town of Rotherham and 4.3 miles (7 km) east of Sheffield City Centre. The village sits on the floor of the Rother Valley, ranging from about 30 metres (98 ft) to 50 metres (160 ft) above mean sea level. The village is susceptible to flooding and was badly affected by the floods of June 2007 and again in the Storm Babet floods of October 2023.
From the Wikipedia article Catcliffe, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship15
Treeton Parish Church
Church · Anglican · 0.7 mi
Front Street, Rotherham
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Healthcare1
Map of Catcliffe
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nottingham City Airport (NQT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 35 miles away.
- Rotherham 3 mi north, about 4 min by car
- Sheffield 4 mi west, about 7 min by car
- Burngreave 4 mi west, about 6 min by car
- Beighton 4 mi south, about 7 min by car
- Rawmarsh 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Todwick 5 mi southeast, about 8 min by car
- Hellaby 5 mi east, about 9 min by car
- Chapeltown 7 mi northwest, about 11 min by car
- Maltby 7 mi east, about 11 min by car
- Dinnington 7 mi east, about 11 min by car
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Clifton House March 2017, Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rotherham Minster, Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Attercliffe Chapel, Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Catherine of Siena, Richmond, Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Marys Church Handsworth Sheffield, Wikityke, CC BY-SA 1.0
- Treeton St Helen 2006-02-03, Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- CatcliffeGlassCone, Webmaster, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rotherham - Bridge Street Bridge over Don Navigation, Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tinsley viaduct at sunset, Liz Jones from Sheffield, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Brinsworth - Yorkshire Terrier, Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, skifans, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, skifans, CC BY-SA 4.0
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