Dodworth is a ward and village on the western edge of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, lying close to the M1 and within convenient commuting distance of Sheffield and Leeds. It has a local railway station with regular services into the cities, a mix of residential streets and light industry, and is bordered by reclaimed colliery land and pockets of countryside near places such as Silkstone Common.
Historically a coal‑mining community, Dodworth still shows that heritage in its social life - miners’ welfare clubs, sports teams and traditional pubs - while modern housing and small business developments have reshaped the economy. Local interest in landscape and heritage projects, including work around the Barnsley Canal, means the area combines commuter convenience with a distinct local identity rooted in its industrial past.
Postcode districts covering Dodworth
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 12.4 miles
- Leeds 17.6 miles
- Bradford 19.3 miles
- Oldham 23.6 miles
- Huddersfield 13.1 miles
- Rotherham 10.4 miles
- Doncaster 17.1 miles
- Chesterfield 20.9 miles
- Wakefield 9.2 miles
- Halifax 19.1 miles
- Barnsley 2.7 miles
- Castleford 14.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dodworth Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Barugh Green and Redbrook Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Kingstone Ward 1.6 miles
- Silkstone Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Silkstone Common Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Stainborough Parish 1.7 miles
- Old Town Ward 1.9 miles
- Penistone East Ward 1.9 miles
- Central Ward 2.2 miles
- Darton West Ward 2.3 miles
- Cawthorne Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Barnsley Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Dodworth
S70 6RF, S70 6PW, S75 2LW, S75 3LP, S70 6PJ, S75 3SJ, S75 3QE, S75 3TQ, S75 3TR … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 21.9 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 22.6 miles
- Dodworth Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Silkstone Common Railway Station 1.8 miles
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Schools in Dodworth
- Dodworth St John the Baptist C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Gawber Primary School Primary
- Horizon Community College Secondary
- Keresforth Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oakwell Stadium 2.4 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 5.7 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 6.3 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 7.6 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 9.2 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10.4 miles
- Outwood Library Library 11 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 11.3 miles
- Stanley Library Library 11.6 miles
- University of Sheffield University 11.7 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 12.1 miles