Blaxton is a small village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. It sits on the edge of the low-lying, reclaimed wetlands of Hatfield Chase, close to the winding River Torne; the local landscape still shows the legacy of 17th‑century drainage schemes that transformed marsh into arable land.
Today Blaxton keeps a distinctly rural, village character: agriculture remains important while many residents commute to Doncaster and nearby towns for work. The result is a quiet, close‑knit community whose social life and economy reflect both traditional farming and its proximity to the larger urban and industrial centres of the borough.
Postcode districts covering Blaxton
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Rotherham 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Doncaster 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Wakefield 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Scunthorpe 15 miles24.2 km
- Barnsley 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Castleford 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Pontefract 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Worksop 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Bentley 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Staveley 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Selby 19.8 miles31.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Finningley Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Auckley Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Cantley Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Branton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Armthorpe Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Wroot Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Rossington Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Misson Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Rossington & Bawtry Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Austerfield Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Bessacarr Ward 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Hatfield Woodhouse Built-up area 4.2 miles6.8 km
Example postcodes in Blaxton
DN9 3AX, DN9 3FE, DN9 3AZ, DN9 3AU, DN9 3AB, DN9 3BJ, DN9 3BG, DN9 3PS, DN9 3BD … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 37.5 miles60.3 km
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Hatfield and Stainforth Railway Station 6.5 miles10.4 km
Hotels near Blaxton Ad
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 0.6 miles1 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Reindeer Inn 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Bawtrys 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Toby Carvery Doncaster by Innkeeper's Collection 3 3.9 miles6.2 km
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 4.7 miles7.5 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8.1 miles13 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 12 miles19.3 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Heynings Priory Historic site 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Normanby Park Estate 16.7 miles26.9 km