title: Topham, South Yorkshire
text: # Topham, South Yorkshire
  
  Topham is a small rural hamlet upon the River Went in rural Yorkshire within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in northern England. The hamlet runs along the Trans-Pennine Trail.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Topham is a rural hamlet on the River Went, a tributary of the River Don; alongside a dismantled railway. Also, because of its situation on the river; it is liable to flooding. It is located at approximately 53°38′40″N 1°3′40″W﻿ / ﻿53.64444°N 1.06111°W﻿ / 53.64444; -1.06111, at an elevation of around 5 metres above sea level. The area around Topham is extremely flat with very few hills or inclines.
  
  ## Overview
  
  The hamlet includes the main structure of an early nineteenth century tower mill, which is now part of a house. The track to Balne Lodge and Balne Hall crosses the River Went at Topham Ferry bridge, a single-arched brick structure built in the early nineteenth century and little altered, although in poor condition.
  
  