The
Dearne Valley is an area of
South Yorkshire along the
River Dearne. It encompasses the towns of
Wombwell,
Wath-upon-Dearne,
Swinton,
Conisbrough and
Mexborough, the large villages of
Ardsley,
Bolton on Dearne,
Goldthorpe,
Thurnscoe,
Darfield,
Stairfoot and
Brampton Bierlow, and many other smaller villages and hamlets.