Adwick upon Dearne is a small, largely rural civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, set beside the River Dearne in the western reaches of South Yorkshire. The landscape is a mix of farmland and pockets of green space characteristic of the Dearne Valley, with quiet lanes and riverside walks that give it a distinctly countryside feel despite its proximity to larger towns.
Historically the area has an agricultural base with strong connections to the wider South Yorkshire coalfield and the social history that brought - then later reshaped - local communities. Today it feels like a village on the edge of urban influence: a small local population, traces of industrial heritage alongside working farms, and easy access to the services and rail links of Doncaster, making it a peaceful residential spot with a tangible sense of local history.
Postcode districts covering Adwick upon Dearne
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 11 miles17.7 km
- Leeds 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Huddersfield 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Rotherham 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Doncaster 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Chesterfield 18.6 miles30 km
- Wakefield 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Barnsley 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Castleford 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Morley 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Dewsbury 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Batley 20.5 miles33 km
Neighbouring places
- Mexborough Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Dearne South Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Wath Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Swinton Rockingham Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Denaby Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Barnburgh and Harlington Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Barnburgh Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Goldthorpe Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Wath upon Dearne Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Swinton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward 1.8 miles3 km
Example postcodes in Adwick upon Dearne
S64 0NL, S64 0NT, S64 0NN, S64 9SD, S64 9RY, S64 0NH, S64 0NJ, S64 0NS, S64 0NF … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.9 miles46.5 km
- Bolton-on-Dearne Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Mexborough Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 8.1 miles13 km
Hotels near Adwick upon Dearne Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Churchill's Hotel 2 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 7.5 miles12.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 7.4 miles12 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 8.1 miles13 km
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 8.7 miles14 km
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Oakwell Stadium 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 7.8 miles12.6 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles13.8 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles14.7 km