Holderness ward lies in the south west of the Rother Valley. It includes junction 31 of the M1 motorway and contains the villages of Aston and Aughton plus a part of Swallownest and the hamlet of Fence.
Rotherham Borough Councillors Local Parish Council
Councillor Jane Austen Aston-cum-Aughton Parish Council
Councillor Hilda Jack
Councillor Gerald Smith
Aston and Aughton
- Buildings of interest in the village include Aston Manor and an extensive 12th Century church.
- The villages of Aston and Aughton were recorded in the Domesday Book as "Estone" and "Hacstone", meaning the east farmstead and the oak-tree farmstead respectively.
Swallownest and Fence
- The hamlet took its name from the Swallow family who had a farm nearby.
- Coal mining was the major industry in this area and was largely responsible for its population growth. Brookhouse and Fence collieries were opened in the 19th Century, although mining ceased at Fence in 1904 the site later became the National Coal Board area workshops and stores. The nearby Brookhouse Colliery closed in 1985.