Denaby is a civil parish on the edge of the borough centred on Denaby Main and the older, quieter settlement of Old Denaby, lying within Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The parish occupies a transitional landscape where former industrial terraces meet river valleys and farmland, with the River Don and nearby towns such as Conisbrough shaping local connections and daily life.
The area is best known for its coal‑mining heritage: a 19th‑century colliery created a distinctive pit‑village community whose rows of terraced houses, social clubs and civic memory still mark the place. Since the decline of deep mining the parish has seen social and economic change, with local regeneration, grassroots community activity and green corridors reclaiming former industrial ground; historic landmarks such as Conisbrough Castle and rural lanes also make it a mix of industrial history and lingering village character.
Postcode districts covering Denaby
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Leeds 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Mansfield 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Huddersfield 24 miles38.6 km
- Rotherham 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Doncaster 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Chesterfield 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Wakefield 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Barnsley 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Castleford 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Morley 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Dewsbury 20.1 miles32.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Mexborough Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Denaby Main Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hooton Roberts Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Adwick upon Dearne Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Swinton Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Swinton Rockingham Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Conisbrough Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Thrybergh Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Conisbrough Parks Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Barnburgh and Harlington Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Barnburgh Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Denaby
DN12 4JU, DN12 4LA, DN12 4LE, DN12 4JL, DN12 4LD, DN12 4LF, DN12 4LB, S64 9AQ, DN12 4JX … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 30.5 miles49 km
- Mexborough Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Swinton Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 7.4 miles11.9 km
Hotels near Denaby Ad
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 3 miles4.8 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 7.5 miles12 km
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Churchill's Hotel 2 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 7 miles11.2 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 7.2 miles11.6 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 7.5 miles12 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 8.7 miles14 km
- Oakwell Stadium 9 miles14.4 km