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 miles
- Rotherham 16.8 miles
- Doncaster 5.7 miles
- Wakefield 25 miles
- Scunthorpe 14.6 miles
- Barnsley 20.4 miles
- Castleford 21.4 miles
- Pontefract 18.7 miles
- Worksop 14.3 miles
- Bentley 7.6 miles
- Staveley 22.8 miles
- Selby 19.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Blaxton Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Finningley Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Auckley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Cantley Parish 2.1 miles
- Branton Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Wroot Built-up area 3 miles
- Armthorpe Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Hatfield Woodhouse Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Misson Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Rossington Parish 4.1 miles
- Rossington & Bawtry Ward 4.2 miles
- Austerfield Built-up area 4.3 miles
Example postcodes in Blaxton
DN9 3BJ, DN9 3AT, DN9 3AQ, DN9 3PW, DN9 3YY, DN9 3GW, DN9 3AU, DN9 3BH, DN9 3AZ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 1.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 37.5 miles
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 5.8 miles
- Hatfield and Stainforth Railway Station 6.2 miles
Hotels near Blaxton Ad
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 2.1 miles
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 1.1 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 5.4 miles
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 5.9 miles
- The Reindeer Inn 5.8 miles
- Bawtrys 5.3 miles
- Toby Carvery Doncaster by Innkeeper's Collection 3 4.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 8.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 3.8 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 4.9 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 5.5 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.5 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8.4 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 10.9 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 12.1 miles
- Glanford Park Stadium 13 miles
- Heynings Priory Historic site 14.3 miles
- Normanby Park Estate 16.2 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 16.8 miles