Dodworth is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, lying to the south‑west of Barnsley town centre and close to the M1. It expanded rapidly in the 19th and early 20th centuries as a coal‑mining community - the imprint of former collieries and miners’ institutions can still be seen in the village layout and social life.
Today Dodworth is largely residential with local shops, small industrial estates and community sports clubs, while good road and rail links (including Dodworth railway station) make it a convenient base for commuters to Barnsley, Sheffield and Leeds. It also benefits from being close to the foothills of the Pennines, giving easy access to surrounding countryside alongside a continuing sense of mining heritage in local bands and community organisations.
Postcode districts covering Dodworth
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 12 miles19.3 km
- Leeds 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Bradford 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Oldham 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Huddersfield 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Rotherham 10 miles16.1 km
- Doncaster 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Chesterfield 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Wakefield 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Halifax 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Barnsley 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Castleford 14.3 miles23.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Stainborough Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Kingstone Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Barugh Green and Redbrook Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Silkstone Common Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Penistone East Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Silkstone Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Old Town Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Central Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Worsbrough Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Darton West Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Barnsley Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Cawthorne Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Dodworth
S75 3DY, S75 3LU, S75 3QR, S75 3NA, S75 3TD, S75 3EF, S75 3JS, S75 3QG, S75 3QX … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23 miles37 km
- Dodworth Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Silkstone Common Railway Station 1.8 miles2.8 km
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Schools in Dodworth
- Dodworth St John the Baptist C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Keresforth Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oakwell Stadium 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 6 miles9.7 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10 miles16.1 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 10.9 miles17.6 km
- University of Sheffield University 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Outwood Library Library 11.4 miles18.3 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Stanley Library Library 12 miles19.2 km