The parish of Blaxton sits on the eastern fringe of the Doncaster area in South Yorkshire, close to the county boundary with Lincolnshire. It is a small, low‑lying rural community set amid fertile arable farmland and drained fenland, the landscape giving the place a quietly agricultural character.
Historically rooted in farming, Blaxton retains a handful of older buildings and a strong village identity, while many residents now commute to nearby towns and the wider Humber and South Yorkshire economy. Local life is modest and community‑centred, with village events and institutions reflecting generations of rural continuity.
Postcode districts covering Blaxton
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Rotherham 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Doncaster 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Wakefield 25 miles40.2 km
- Scunthorpe 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Barnsley 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Castleford 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Pontefract 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Worksop 14.3 miles23 km
- Bentley 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Staveley 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Selby 19.5 miles31.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Blaxton Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Finningley Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Auckley Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Cantley Parish 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Branton Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Wroot Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Armthorpe Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Hatfield Woodhouse Built-up area 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Misson Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Rossington Parish 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Rossington & Bawtry Ward 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Austerfield Built-up area 4.3 miles6.8 km
Example postcodes in Blaxton
DN9 3BA, DN9 3BF, DN9 3PU, DN9 3BJ, DN9 3AB, DN9 3PF, DN9 3AD, DN9 3AP, DN9 3GW … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 1.8 miles3 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 37.5 miles60.4 km
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Hatfield and Stainforth Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
Hotels near Blaxton Ad
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Reindeer Inn 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 4.9 miles8 km
- Bawtrys 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Toby Carvery Doncaster by Innkeeper's Collection 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 3.8 miles6 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 4.9 miles7.9 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 13 miles20.9 km
- Heynings Priory Historic site 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Normanby Park Estate 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 16.8 miles27.1 km