{{short description|Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} [[File:Letwell - Saint Peter's Church.jpg|thumb|St Peter's church]] '''Letwell''' is a rural village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies between Dinnington and Langold, off the B6463 road. It sits at an elevation of around 75 metres above sea level. It had a population of 111.<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790255 Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001: Parish Headcounts : Rotherham''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613044518/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790255 |date=13 June 2011 }} Retrieved 2009-08-28</ref> At the 2011 Census the population had fallen to less than 100. Population details are now included in the civil parish of Gildingwells.
The name Letwell derives from the Middle English ''lettewell'' meaning 'obstructed spring'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire+WR/Letwell|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|accessdate=22 October 2025}}</ref>
The first reference to Letwell was in the 12th century when it was part of the lands of Tickhill Castle.
Listed buildings include St Peter's church with its 15th-century tower,<ref>{{NHLE|num=1132679|desc=Church of St Peter|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref> an octagonal red-brick 18th century dovecote,<ref>{{NHLE|num=1132675|desc=Dovecote Approximately 75 Metres to South West of Church Rooms|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref> and another late 18th century dovecote.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1016548|desc=Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref> A number of Georgian buildings in Letwell are also listed, including farm cottages,<ref>{{NHLE|num=1192654|desc=Walnut Cottage|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE|num=1286524|desc=4, Barker Hades Road|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref> the rectory,<ref>{{NHLE|num= 1314641|desc=The Old Rectory|accessdate= 12 August 2018}}</ref> and the village hall.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1286488|desc=Church Rooms|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref>
The village of Firbeck lies to the north of Letwell, while Gildingwells lies to the south.
==See also== *Listed buildings in Letwell
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Category:Villages in South Yorkshire Category:Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham Category:Civil parishes in South Yorkshire