It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about 2 miles (3.5 km) north-west of Rotherham town centre and 5 miles (7.6 km) north-east of Sheffield.

The monks at nearby Kirkstead Abbey were smelting iron from around 1160, the rest of the history of this area is heavily influenced by industrial developments, especially in iron, steel and coal.

[citation needed] There is evidence of human activity in this area going back 5000 years.

The Roman expansion north was halted by the Brigantes forts at Kimberworth and Wincobank.

[7] The Salvation Army has a meeting hall on High Street, this is also used by the 1st Rotherham Cub Scout pack.