Darfield is a former coal‑mining village on the edge of the Dearne Valley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It grew rapidly in the 19th century around pits and rail links and still shows that industrial heritage in its terraces and street plan, while many former colliery sites have been reclaimed as green spaces beside the River Dearne.
Today Darfield feels like a close‑knit commuter community with local shops, pubs and community groups, benefitting from good road and rail links to Barnsley, Sheffield and Doncaster, and easy access to the M1. Regeneration in the Dearne Valley has brought new housing and leisure routes, so the village mixes its working‑class past with quieter semi‑rural living.
Postcode districts covering Darfield
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Leeds 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Bradford 23.6 miles38 km
- Huddersfield 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Rotherham 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Doncaster 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Chesterfield 20 miles32.2 km
- Wakefield 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Halifax 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Barnsley 4 miles6.5 km
- Castleford 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Morley 17.4 miles28 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Houghton Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Billingley Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Wombwell Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Great Houghton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Brampton Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Brampton Bierlow Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Hemingfield Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Stairfoot Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- North East Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Thurnscoe Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Dearne North Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Darfield
S73 9LE, S73 9NF, S73 9BE, S73 9LQ, S73 9JX, S73 9BT, S73 9BH, S73 9BZ, S73 9JQ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.5 miles41.1 km
- Wombwell Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Goldthorpe Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 9.4 miles15.2 km
Hotels near Darfield Ad
- Churchill's Hotel 2 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.4 km
- The Fairway 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 7.4 miles12 km
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
Schools in Darfield
- All Saints Academy Darfield Primary
- Outwood Primary Academy Darfield Primary
- Upperwood Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 2 miles3.2 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Oakwell Stadium 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 8.1 miles13 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9.9 miles16 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 10 miles16.2 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 11 miles17.6 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 11.1 miles17.8 km