Bentley is a former mining village and present-day suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It sits on the northern edge of the town and has a mix of traditional terraced housing and later council estates; the landscape still bears traces of its industrial past alongside pockets of green space and reclaimed land.
The village grew up around Bentley Colliery, and that coal-mining heritage shapes local identity even after pit closures, with a strong sense of community, local clubs and pubs. Economically it has shifted towards commuting into Doncaster and nearby centres, while ongoing regeneration and community projects aim to improve facilities and make better use of former industrial sites.
Postcode districts covering Bentley
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 17.1 miles
- Leeds 24.2 miles
- Rotherham 12 miles
- Doncaster 2.1 miles
- Chesterfield 23.7 miles
- Wakefield 17.5 miles
- Scunthorpe 20.6 miles
- Barnsley 13 miles
- Castleford 14.7 miles
- Morley 23.4 miles
- Dewsbury 22.1 miles
- Batley 23.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Roman Ridge Ward 1.1 miles
- Arksey Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Scawthorpe and Cusworth Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Toll Bar Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Town Ward 1.9 miles
- Sprotbrough and Cusworth Parish 2 miles
- Wheatley Hills & Intake Ward 2.1 miles
- Sprotbrough Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Doncaster Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Hexthorpe & Balby North Ward 2.4 miles
- Adwick le Street & Carcroft Ward 2.5 miles
- Adwick le Street Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Bentley
DN5 9RF, DN5 0ES, DN5 9LT, DN5 9PY, DN5 0UF, DN5 0JG, DN5 0RY, DN5 9AP, DN5 9LY … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 7.3 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 30.5 miles
- Bentley 0.1 miles
- Doncaster Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Bentley Ad
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 2.4 miles
- Regent Hotel Doncaster 3 1.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 3.4 miles
- Mercure Danum Hotel Centre 3 1.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Doncaster Central 3 1.5 miles
- Danum Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- Premier Inn Doncaster Central High Fishergate 3 1.5 miles
- The Raceby Hotel Part of AG Collection 3 1.6 miles
Schools in Bentley
- Bentley High Street Primary School Primary
- Bentley New Village Primary School Primary
- Kirkby Avenue Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 1.6 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 2.7 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 2.8 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 2.8 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.4 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 3.9 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 4.7 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 10 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 10.2 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 11.7 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 12.4 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 13.1 miles