Barnby Dun is a small village a few miles east of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, sitting beside the River Don and the Aire and Calder Navigation. It forms part of the Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun ward and has a mix of older brick cottages and more recent housing, with towpaths and canal locks giving the area a distinctly riverside character.
Historically rooted in agriculture and later shaped by the canal and coal-era economy, Barnby Dun today is largely residential and commuter-focused, with a village hall, a primary school and a couple of traditional pubs. The riverside setting attracts walkers and birdwatchers, and local community events help keep a close-knit, village feel despite its proximity to Doncaster.
Postcode districts covering Barnby Dun
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 21 miles
- Rotherham 15.9 miles
- Doncaster 4.1 miles
- Wakefield 19.5 miles
- Scunthorpe 17.1 miles
- Barnsley 16.4 miles
- Castleford 15.4 miles
- Dewsbury 24.4 miles
- Pontefract 12.7 miles
- Worksop 18.3 miles
- Bentley 4 miles
- Staveley 24.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall Parish 0.1 miles
- Stainforth & Barnby Dun Ward 1.1 miles
- Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall Ward 1.3 miles
- Edenthorpe Parish 1.6 miles
- Dunscroft and Hatfield Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Thorpe in Balne Parish 2.3 miles
- Stainforth Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Kirk Bramwith Parish 2.5 miles
- Arksey Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Armthorpe Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Wheatley Hills & Intake Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Barnby Dun
DN3 1BQ, DN3 1ED, DN3 1AY, DN3 1LY, DN3 1RQ, DN3 1DZ, DN3 1DU, DN3 1AX, DN3 1EX … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 6.9 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 31.5 miles
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Hatfield and Stainforth Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Barnby Dun Ad
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 4.1 miles
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Kings Chamber by Marston's Inns 4.7 miles
- Hex Wildlife Hotel at Yorkshire Wildlife Park 5.8 miles
- Beverley Inn & Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- Regent Hotel Doncaster 3 4.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 5.8 miles
- Parkside Guest House 3 6.5 miles
- Mercure Danum Hotel Centre 3 4.5 miles
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 4.5 miles
Schools in Barnby Dun
- Barnby Dun Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 4 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 4 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 4.6 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 4.9 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.5 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 5.6 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 7.1 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 12.9 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 14 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 14 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 14.3 miles
- Glanford Park Stadium 15.2 miles