Darton West sits on the northern edge of the Barnsley borough in South Yorkshire, England, occupying part of the semi-rural corridor between the town and neighbouring urban centres. The ward includes stretches of village-style housing around Darton and patches of farmland and greenbelt that slope gently down towards the old industrial contours of the Dearne Valley and the River Dearne, giving residents easy access to both countryside walks and nearby rail links into larger towns.
Historically the area grew with the coal mining boom and still bears that legacy in its stock of terraced houses and local civic memory, but today the local economy is a mix of small shops, service trades and commuters travelling to Barnsley, Wakefield or Leeds. Community life is centred on village halls, churches and sports clubs, and there’s a quiet pride in local traditions alongside newer development and efforts to improve green spaces and amenities.
Postcode districts covering Darton West
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 14.7 miles
- Leeds 15.3 miles
- Bradford 17.1 miles
- Oldham 23.3 miles
- Huddersfield 11.6 miles
- Rotherham 12.5 miles
- Doncaster 17.9 miles
- Chesterfield 23.3 miles
- Wakefield 7 miles
- Halifax 17.3 miles
- Barnsley 3.2 miles
- Castleford 12.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Darton Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Darton East Ward 1.3 miles
- Barugh Green and Redbrook Built-up area 1.4 miles
- High Hoyland Parish 2 miles
- Cawthorne Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Woolley Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Old Town Ward 2.5 miles
- Silkstone Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Dodworth Built-up area 2.7 miles
- St. Helens Ward 2.8 miles
- West Bretton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Kingstone Ward 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Darton West
S75 5JL, S75 1HQ, S75 2JB, S75 5NQ, S75 1GA, S75 1LE, S75 2PF, S75 1NR, S75 5EL … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 20.3 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 22.9 miles
- Darton Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Dodworth Railway Station 2.6 miles
Hotels near Darton West Ad
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Bagden Hall Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 2.5 miles
- Cubley Hall 3 6 miles
- Holmfield Arms 6.4 miles
- Hotel St Pierre, Sure Hotel Collection 3 4 miles
- Friendship Hotel 7.2 miles
- The Mews 7.3 miles
- The Dog and Partridge 4 9.5 miles
- The Foxglove by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.6 miles
Schools in Darton West
- Barugh Green Primary School Primary
- Kexborough Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oakwell Stadium 3.5 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 5.4 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 7.7 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 7.8 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 7.9 miles
- Outwood Library Library 8.8 miles
- Stanley Library Library 9.5 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 10.7 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 11.4 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 11.8 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 12.3 miles