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 miles
- Leeds 19.7 miles
- Bradford 23.6 miles
- Huddersfield 18.9 miles
- Rotherham 7.3 miles
- Doncaster 10.9 miles
- Chesterfield 20 miles
- Wakefield 11.3 miles
- Halifax 24.5 miles
- Barnsley 4 miles
- Castleford 12.9 miles
- Morley 17.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Houghton Parish 0.9 miles
- Billingley Parish 1.2 miles
- Wombwell Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Great Houghton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Brampton Built-up area 2 miles
- Brampton Bierlow Parish 2.1 miles
- Hemingfield Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Stairfoot Ward 2.4 miles
- North East Ward 2.6 miles
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Thurnscoe Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Dearne North Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Darfield
S73 9PU, S73 9BD, S73 9DD, S73 9QF, S73 9EF, S73 8AX, S73 9EZ, S73 9JH, S73 9LL … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 15.7 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.5 miles
- Wombwell Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Goldthorpe Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 9.4 miles
Hotels near Darfield Ad
- Travelodge Barnsley 3 2.7 miles
- Premier Inn Barnsley 3 1.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham – North 3 2.2 miles
- Churchill's Hotel 3 1.3 miles
- ibis Styles Barnsley 3 5.9 miles
- Burntwood Court Hotel 3.8 miles
- Wortley Hall Sheffield 3 7.1 miles
- Premier Inn Barnsley Central M1 J37 3 4.7 miles
- Rockingham Arms 3 4.4 miles
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 5.6 miles
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 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 3.4 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 3.9 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 6.7 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 8.1 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8.2 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 8.6 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 9.8 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9.9 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 10 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 11 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 11.1 miles