Edlington is a small town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, lying to the west of the town centre and made up of the older village and the later estate often called Old Edlington and New Edlington. The area sits amid pockets of green space and former estate parkland, with local woods and playing fields that give it a semi-rural feel despite being close to larger urban centres.
Historically the community was shaped by coal mining and the colliery era, and the post‑industrial decades have seen economic change, regeneration projects and a strong local identity built around community centres, amateur sport and surviving historic features. Visitors and residents will notice a mix of miner’s terraces, later council and private housing, and reminders of the town’s place in the South Yorkshire coalfield.
Postcode districts covering Edlington
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 13.2 miles
- Mansfield 23 miles
- Rotherham 8.3 miles
- Doncaster 4.2 miles
- Chesterfield 19.1 miles
- Wakefield 19.3 miles
- Scunthorpe 23 miles
- Barnsley 12.9 miles
- Castleford 18.1 miles
- Dewsbury 23.4 miles
- Pontefract 15.5 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 24.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Edlington & Warmsworth Ward 0.5 miles
- Warmsworth Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Wadworth Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Conisbrough Built-up area 2 miles
- Conisbrough Parks Parish 2 miles
- Balby South Ward 2.1 miles
- Cadeby Parish 2.2 miles
- Loversall Parish 2.3 miles
- Tickhill & Wadsworth Ward 2.4 miles
- Braithwell Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Hexthorpe & Balby North Ward 2.8 miles
- Sprotbrough Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Edlington
DN12 1EJ, DN12 1SP, DN12 1LN, DN12 1AF, DN12 1NW, DN12 1BN, DN12 1QE, DN12 1BD, DN12 1AE … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 7.3 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 33.1 miles
- Conisbrough Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Doncaster Railway Station 3.4 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 10 miles
Hotels near Edlington Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 2.8 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 4.2 miles
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 1.4 miles
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 3 4.9 miles
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 6 miles
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 6.5 miles
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 7.9 miles
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 7.9 miles
- Hellaby Hall Hotel 4 4.4 miles
Schools in Edlington
- Edlington Victoria Academy Primary
- Hill Top Academy Primary
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington Primary
Local points of interest
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3.2 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 3.5 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 3.9 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 4.6 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 5.3 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 5.4 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 7.8 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 8.7 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 9.8 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10.5 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 11.5 miles