Birdwell is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, sitting along the A61 just by junction 36 of the M1. Its position between Barnsley and Sheffield gives good road links while still being close to open Pennine fringe countryside, so it combines easy commuting with access to local walking routes.
Historically Birdwell grew up with the Barnsley coalfield and still shows that post‑industrial character in older terraces and some surviving industrial estates, but it now functions largely as a residential and local service centre with pubs, small businesses and community groups. The village retains a strong local identity and a quiet, practical feel typical of former mining communities in the region.
Postcode districts covering Birdwell
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 9.3 miles
- Leeds 20.6 miles
- Bradford 22.7 miles
- Huddersfield 16.3 miles
- Rotherham 7 miles
- Doncaster 15.1 miles
- Chesterfield 17.9 miles
- Wakefield 12 miles
- Halifax 22.4 miles
- Barnsley 3.8 miles
- Castleford 15.8 miles
- Morley 17.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rockingham Ward 0.9 miles
- Tankersley Parish 1 mile
- Upper Tankersley Built-up area 1 mile
- Hoyland Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Worsbrough Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Stainborough Parish 2.1 miles
- Jump Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Hoyland Milton Ward 2.2 miles
- Kingstone Ward 2.7 miles
- Stairfoot Ward 2.8 miles
- Hemingfield Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Chapeltown and High Green Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Birdwell
S70 5RU, S70 5SR, S70 5SX, S70 5TG, S70 5RX, S70 5UE, S70 5UD, S70 5QR, S70 5QZ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 19.6 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.9 miles
- Elsecar Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Rockingham Station 2.6 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 8.3 miles
Hotels near Birdwell Ad
- The Fairway 3 3.6 miles
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 1.2 miles
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 3.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 3.3 miles
- Churchill's Hotel 2 3.5 miles
- Friendship Hotel 5 miles
- Wortley Hall 3 2.4 miles
- Cubley Hall 3 6.2 miles
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 7.5 miles
Schools in Birdwell
- Birdwell Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 2.6 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 3.1 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 3.8 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 7 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 8 miles
- University of Sheffield University 8.8 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 9.1 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 9.5 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 10.4 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 10.7 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 11.4 miles