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 miles33.9 km
- Rotherham 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Doncaster 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Wakefield 19.5 miles31.5 km
- Scunthorpe 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Barnsley 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Castleford 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Dewsbury 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Pontefract 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Worksop 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Bentley 4 miles6.4 km
- Staveley 24.7 miles39.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall Parish 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Stainforth & Barnby Dun Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Edenthorpe Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Dunscroft and Hatfield Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Thorpe in Balne Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Stainforth Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Kirk Bramwith Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Arksey Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Armthorpe Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Wheatley Hills & Intake Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Barnby Dun
DN3 1LZ, DN3 1DD, DN3 1NB, DN3 1BU, DN3 1AE, DN3 1DX, DN3 1EY, DN3 1QT, DN3 1NF … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 31.5 miles50.8 km
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Hatfield and Stainforth Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
Schools in Barnby Dun
- Barnby Dun Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 4 miles6.4 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 4 miles6.5 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 14 miles22.5 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 14 miles22.5 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 15.2 miles24.5 km