Handsworth
in Sheffield of England, United Kingdom
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Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (17 mi) - Manchester Woodford Airport (32 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (33 mi)
- RAF Scampton (34 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (36 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (37 mi)
- Manchester Airport (37 mi)
- RAF Waddington (38 mi)
- RAF Linton-On-Ouse (47 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (65 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 112 mi) - Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 128 mi)
- Hallamshire Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Barlborough Links (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Bawtry Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Doncaster Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Bradley Park Golf Course (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Drax Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- The Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 33 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.371 and -1.376 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 22' 15" and W -1° 22' 34"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:22 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:54 am and 8:14 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Explore Handsworth
Handsworth in Sheffield (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 139 mi (or 224 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Handsworth is now 01:22 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Handsworth, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City in a distance of 15 mi (or 25 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Orgreave, Rotherham, Whiston, Ulley and Sheffield. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 74% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 42% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ravencar Farm Bed and Breakfast
Hilton Sheffield
Holiday Inn SHEFFIELD
Mercure Sheffield Parkway
Holiday Inn Express SHEFFIELD CITY CENTRE
TRAVELODGE SHEFFIELD CENTRAL
Best Western Plus Aston Hall
TRAVELODGE SHEFFIELD MEADOWHALL
Best Western Mosborough Hall
Carlton Park
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Battle of Orgreave
The Battle of Orgreave is the name given to a confrontation between police and picketing miners at a British Steel coking plant in Orgreave, South Yorkshire, in 1984, during the UK miners' strike. In 1991, South Yorkshire Police were forced to pay out half a million pounds to 39 miners who were arrested in the events at the Battle of Orgreave.
Woodhouse, South Yorkshire
Woodhouse ward—which includes the district of Woodhouse and most of Handsworth—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the southeastern part of the city and covers an area of 7 km. The population of this ward in 2001 was 17,900 people in 7,800 households. It is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield South East constituency.
Advanced Manufacturing Park
The Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) is a 100-acre manufacturing technology park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, facing the Sheffield Business Park across the Parkway. Technologies on the AMP centre on materials and structures, covering metallic and composite materials, typically used in precision industries including; aerospace, automotive, sport, environmental, nuclear, and energy, oil and gas, defence and construction.
Orgreave Colliery
Orgreave Colliery was a coal mine situated adjacent to the main line of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway about 5 miles south east of Sheffield. The colliery is within the parish of Orgreave, from which it takes its name.
Orgreave Train Collision 1926
The Orgreave Train Collision occurred on 13 December 1926 near Orgreaves Colliery signal box on the Great Central Railway line about 4+⁄2 miles east of Sheffield. A goods train had collided with a preceding goods train on the same line, and the wreckage had obstructed the adjacent passenger line. A workman's train, known as a paddy mail, ran into the wreckage; paddy mails were workmans' trains operated in connection with all three shift changes at the collieries.
High Hazels Colliery
High Hazels Colliery was a coal mine situated between the parish of Catcliffe, near Rotherham, and the parish of Handsworth, near Sheffield. It was adjacent to the main line of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway between the stations of Darnall and Woodhouse. The original colliery was owned by Thomas Coupland Hounsfield, a merchant who, until 1900, lived in Paris.
Orgreave, South Yorkshire
Orgreave is a village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 761. Orgreave forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham; until 1974, it was part of the Rotherham Rural District, the town of Rotherham being 6 miles to the north.
Rotherwood exchange sidings
Rotherwood exchange sidings were set at the eastern extremity of the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway between Orgreave Lane and Retford Road, on the south eastern boundary of the City of Sheffield with the Parish of Orgreave, within Rotherham. The sidings consisted of two sets of lines, on the up (towards Grimsby) and down (towards Sheffield) which were laid out for the purpose of locomotive changing on trains passing through the area.
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College also known as Handsworth Grange School is a coeducational comprehensive school in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The school, which is a Sports College, educates over 1,000 pupils. The building was previously the site of Beaver Hill Comprehensive, but the school changed its name when it amalgamated with Brook School.
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