Grimethorpe is a former colliery village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. It sits on the old South Yorkshire coalfield and developed around mining in the 19th and 20th centuries, so the local landscape is marked by former industrial and reclaimed land and close links to nearby towns and transport routes.
Historically shaped by pit closures in the early 1990s, the village suffered economic decline but has seen regeneration with new housing and employment areas; social life remains closely tied to its mining heritage. Grimethorpe is best known culturally for the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, a world‑famous brass band immortalised in the film Brassed Off, which reflects the community’s resilience and strong local identity.
Postcode districts covering Grimethorpe
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 14.4 miles
- Leeds 17 miles
- Bradford 21.5 miles
- Huddersfield 17.7 miles
- Rotherham 10.2 miles
- Doncaster 11.6 miles
- Chesterfield 22.8 miles
- Wakefield 8.8 miles
- Halifax 22.9 miles
- Barnsley 3.6 miles
- Castleford 10.1 miles
- Morley 15 miles
Neighbouring places
- North East Ward 0.3 miles
- Brierley Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Shafton Parish 1.4 miles
- Cudworth and Shafton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Cudworth Ward 1.5 miles
- Great Houghton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- South Hiendley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Little Houghton Parish 2.4 miles
- South Kirkby and Moorthorpe Parish 2.5 miles
- South Kirkby Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Hemsworth Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Monk Bretton Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Grimethorpe
S72 7EQ, S72 7FJ, S72 7NF, S72 7DL, S72 7BE, S72 7JF, S72 7BH, S72 7FD, S72 7DU … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 16.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23 miles
- Moorthorpe Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Thurnscoe Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Grimethorpe Ad
- Burntwood Court Hotel 1.2 miles
- Travelodge Barnsley 3 3.3 miles
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 5.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham – North 3 4.9 miles
- Premier Inn Barnsley 3 4.3 miles
- ibis Styles Barnsley 3 6 miles
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 5.2 miles
- Premier Inn Barnsley Central M1 J37 3 4.7 miles
- Churchill's Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 7 miles
Schools in Grimethorpe
- Ladywood Primary School Primary
- Milefield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oakwell Stadium 4 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 4.8 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 5.2 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.9 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 6 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 7.4 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 8.7 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 9 miles
- Stanley Library Library 10.2 miles
- Outwood Library Library 10.3 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 11.4 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 11.9 miles