ROTHERHAM, the name of a market-town and parish of England, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is situated in a valley on the river Don, at its junc tion with the Rother, the former being crossed by an elegant stone bridge. The streets of the town are ou the roads to Barnsley, Doncaster, Bawtry, Mansfield, and Sheffield, and are rather irregular and uneven. The houses, though well built of stone, have a dull and dingy aspect. The public buildings, are the town hall, the parish church, which is a handsome and spacious edifice, a meeting-house for Independents, and another for Methodists. To the parish church is attached a school for 30 children. There is here an academical institution for dissenting clergymen, called " The Ro therham Independent Academy." It was opened in 1795. The building for it, erected by the late Samuel Walker, Esq. accommodates 16 students. The libra ry contains 1200 volumes. On the other side of the bridge is the village of Mossborough, containing the extensive iron-works of Alessrs. Walker, which were commenced in 1746. The east iron bridges of Sunder
land, farm, and Staines were founded here. Cannons and cast iron goods of all kinds, along with articles in wrought iron, tin plate, and steel goods are also made here in great quantities. A very large porter and ale brewery has lately been established in the town.
This town possesses great facilities in water carriage by the Don, which is navigable to Sheffield, by the Stainforth and Keadley canal, and by the Dearn, Dove, and Barnsley canals. Coal and iron are obtained from mines in the neighbourhood. At the village of Wick ersly, in the neighbourhood, grindstones are manu factured, of which about 5000 are said to be sent an nually to Sheffield. Population of the town in 1821, 3548; number of houses 417. West Long. 1° 22', North Lat. 53° 25'. Wentworth House, the princely residence of the Earl of Fitzwilliam, is in the neigh bourhood of Rotherham. See the Beauties of England and Wales, Vol. XVI. p. 828.