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 miles21.3 km
- Mansfield 23 miles37 km
- Rotherham 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Doncaster 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Chesterfield 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Wakefield 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Scunthorpe 23 miles37 km
- Barnsley 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Castleford 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Dewsbury 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Pontefract 15.5 miles25 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 24.9 miles40 km
Neighbouring places
- Edlington & Warmsworth Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Warmsworth Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Wadworth Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Conisbrough Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Conisbrough Parks Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Balby South Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Cadeby Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Loversall Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Tickhill & Wadsworth Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Braithwell Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Hexthorpe & Balby North Ward 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Sprotbrough Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Edlington
DN12 1NG, DN12 1DJ, DN12 1DU, DN12 1SG, DN12 1QW, DN12 1JG, DN12 1QF, DN12 1AJ, DN12 1JD … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 33.1 miles53.3 km
- Conisbrough Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Doncaster Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 10 miles16 km
Hotels near Edlington Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 2.8 miles4.6 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 4.9 miles7.9 km
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 miles5.1 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles5.7 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 8.7 miles14 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 11.5 miles18.6 km