The area around Edlington and Warmsworth sits to the west of Doncaster and combines a former mining settlement with a compact riverside village and stretches of countryside along the River Don. Edlington still shows its colliery heritage alongside pockets of ancient woodland such as Edlington Wood, while Warmsworth retains a village character centred on the parkland setting of Warmsworth Hall.
The locality mixes suburban housing, light industry and agricultural fringe, with active community groups and ongoing regeneration projects seeking to balance local facilities with green space. Good road and rail links to Doncaster make it a practical commuter area, yet the riverside, woods and nearby open land give a noticeably quieter, outdoor feel that many residents value.
Postcode districts covering Edlington & Warmsworth
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 13.5 miles
- Mansfield 23.5 miles
- Rotherham 8.6 miles
- Doncaster 3.8 miles
- Chesterfield 19.5 miles
- Wakefield 18.9 miles
- Scunthorpe 22.9 miles
- Barnsley 12.7 miles
- Castleford 17.6 miles
- Dewsbury 23.1 miles
- Batley 24.9 miles
- Pontefract 15 miles
Neighbouring places
- Warmsworth Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Edlington Parish 0.5 miles
- Balby South Ward 1.8 miles
- Cadeby Parish 1.9 miles
- Conisbrough Built-up area 2 miles
- Wadworth Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Loversall Parish 2.2 miles
- Conisbrough Parks Parish 2.3 miles
- Sprotbrough Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Hexthorpe & Balby North Ward 2.4 miles
- Sprotbrough and Cusworth Parish 2.4 miles
- Denaby Main Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Edlington & Warmsworth
DN12 1EA, DN12 1QQ, DN12 1NP, DN12 1HH, DN12 1EJ, DN12 1PR, DN12 1SH, DN12 1NA, DN12 1QB … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 7.3 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 32.7 miles
- Conisbrough Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Doncaster Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Edlington & Warmsworth Ad
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 0.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 2.6 miles
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 3.9 miles
- Regent Hotel Doncaster 3 3.3 miles
- Mercure Danum Hotel Centre 3 3.2 miles
- Convenient Budget Room in Shared House w Kitchen 2.6 miles
- Danum Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- Premier Inn Doncaster Central 3 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Doncaster 3 3.2 miles
Schools in Edlington & Warmsworth
- Edlington Victoria Academy Primary
- Hill Top Academy Primary
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington Primary
- Warmsworth Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 3 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 3 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 3.3 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 3.6 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 4.3 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 5.2 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 5.8 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 7.4 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 8.6 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 9.8 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10.7 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 11.8 miles