Dearne North is a ward in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, situated in South Yorkshire in the low-lying Dearne Valley. It encompasses traditional former-mining communities such as Bolton upon Dearne and Goldthorpe clustered around the River Dearne, giving the area a distinctive post-industrial character and a strong local identity.
The ward’s history is dominated by coal mining and the social networks that grew up around the pits, and recent decades have seen regeneration efforts focused on green infrastructure, employment diversification and community facilities. Local projects to restore wetlands and create recreational greenspace have helped attract wildlife interest - there are well-known conservation sites nearby - and residents also benefit from practical road and rail links into Barnsley and beyond, making it a community balancing industrial heritage with ongoing renewal.
Postcode districts covering Dearne North
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 13 miles20.9 km
- Leeds 20.5 miles33 km
- Huddersfield 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Rotherham 8.1 miles13 km
- Doncaster 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Chesterfield 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Wakefield 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Barnsley 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Castleford 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Morley 18.7 miles30.2 km
- Dewsbury 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Batley 18.5 miles29.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Thurnscoe Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Goldthorpe Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Dearne South Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Hickleton Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Billingley Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Clayton with Frickley Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Great Houghton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Barnburgh and Harlington Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Little Houghton Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Barnburgh Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hooton Pagnell Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Dearne North
S63 0PN, S63 9FW, S63 0TP, S63 0SR, S63 0DN, S63 0ET, S63 0EB, S63 9JP, S63 0NW … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 26.6 miles42.8 km
- Thurnscoe Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Goldthorpe Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
Hotels near Dearne North Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Churchill's Hotel 2 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 8 miles12.8 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 8.1 miles13 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 6.2 miles9.9 km
Schools in Dearne North
- Goldthorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Gooseacre Primary Academy Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Hill Primary Academy Primary
- The Robert Ogden School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 4 miles6.4 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 4.4 miles7 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 5.6 miles9 km
- Oakwell Stadium 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 8.3 miles13.4 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 10.1 miles16.3 km