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East Dene & Eastwood
including St Ann's
The areas designated 'east' are not unnaturally situated to the east of
Rotherham Town Centre and are a mile or two away.
The Villages
East Dene
Dene is valley, so East Dene is the east valley. It largely consists of council estates built I think in the 1930s to rehouse workers from the tenements in central Rotherham.
Eastwood
I always thought that this was the east wood, but poor nerd that I am I have been browsing through some old maps which clearly show 'East Ward'. However older maps and records show wood - you pays your money and you takes your choice. Now Eastwood is largely an area of old terrace housing. It has had a lot of money spent on it in recent years. Large grants have been made to modernise and upgrade property and much effort has been put into 'Eastwood Village', a project designed to include all the residents and foster 'village feelings' towards each other.
St Ann's
Named after the road, one of a number of saintly roads in the area. This is a small area of pensioners bungalows and flats, a few shops and the large car park soon to be a swimming pool.