Askern is a small town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, about six miles north of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. It expanded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries around coal mining and the railways, with the former Askern Colliery and nearby freight lines leaving a clear industrial imprint on the layout and local economy.
Today the town sits amid low-lying farmland and patches of moorland and has a strong local identity rooted in its mining and sporting traditions; community clubs, pubs and the local football scene remain important social hubs. Like many former mining communities it has seen post-industrial change and regeneration efforts, with residents balancing reminders of the past with new housing and campaigns to improve transport links.
Postcode districts covering Askern
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Leeds 20.9 miles33.6 km
- York 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Rotherham 15.5 miles25 km
- Doncaster 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Wakefield 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Scunthorpe 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Barnsley 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Castleford 11 miles17.7 km
- Morley 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Dewsbury 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Batley 21.5 miles34.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Askern Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Owston Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Campsall Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Norton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Norton & Askern Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Burghwallis Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Stubbs Walden Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Thorpe in Balne Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Moss Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Fenwick Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Little Smeaton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Kirk Smeaton and Little Smeaton Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Askern
DN6 0BU, DN6 0HZ, DN6 0QU, DN6 0FE, DN6 0JB, DN6 0LW, DN6 0AH, DN6 0EP, DN6 0NQ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 27.2 miles43.8 km
- Adwick Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
Hotels near Askern Ad
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 8.1 miles13 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Downe Arms 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Regent Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
Schools in Askern
- Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy Primary
- Askern Moss Road Infant Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Hampole Priory Historic site 4 miles6.5 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 6 miles9.6 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 6.8 miles11 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8 miles12.9 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Oakwell Stadium 13.7 miles22.1 km