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Scholes
Yorkshire
West Riding
Scholes - geograph.org.uk - 139024.jpg
A view from south of the village
Location
Grid reference: SK395955
Location: 53°27’17"N, 1°24’24"W
Data
Post town: Rotherham
Postcode: S61
Dialling code: 01709
Local Government
Council: Rotherham

Scholes is a small village in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is close to the edge of Wentworth Woodhouse, formerly the family seat of the Earls Fitzwilliam. In the village is 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 the area.[1]

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References

  1. National Heritage List 1004829: Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice (Scheduled ancient monument entry)