Finningley is a small village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England, set in a fairly flat, low-lying landscape crossed by the River Torne. It sits close to the site of the former Doncaster Sheffield Airport and has good road links to the A1 and the nearby towns of Bawtry, Doncaster and Sheffield.
The village’s identity has long been shaped by RAF Finningley, a former bomber base noted for its Avro Vulcans and popular airshows; after military closure the airfield became Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which supported local jobs until its closure in 2022 and has since been the focus of regeneration discussion. Today Finningley remains a small, rural community with farming, commuter residents and aviation-linked businesses contributing to its economy, alongside a strong village character and a few local amenities.
Postcode districts covering Finningley
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 20 miles
- Mansfield 24.8 miles
- Rotherham 15.6 miles
- Doncaster 5.2 miles
- Chesterfield 24.3 miles
- Wakefield 24.8 miles
- Scunthorpe 15.9 miles
- Barnsley 19.7 miles
- Castleford 21.6 miles
- Pontefract 18.9 miles
- Worksop 12.8 miles
- Bentley 7.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Blaxton Built-up area 1 mile
- Auckley Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Branton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Cantley Parish 2.1 miles
- Rossington & Bawtry Ward 2.7 miles
- Rossington Parish 2.7 miles
- Austerfield Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Misson Built-up area 3.1 miles
- New Rossington and Rossington Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Bessacarr Ward 3.7 miles
- Bawtry Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Armthorpe Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Finningley
DN9 3FZ, DN9 3RG, DN9 3GT, DN9 3FW, DN9 3TA, DN9 3NJ, DN9 3AA, DN9 3AH, DN9 3NA … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 0.3 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 37.6 miles
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 6.1 miles
- Doncaster Railway Station 6.2 miles
Hotels near Finningley Ad
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 1.3 miles
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 0.5 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 4.9 miles
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 5.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 5 miles
- Bawtrys 3.9 miles
- The Reindeer Inn 7.4 miles
- Toby Carvery Doncaster by Innkeeper's Collection 3 3.5 miles
- Regent Hotel 3 5.7 miles
Schools in Finningley
- Hayfield Lane Primary School Primary
- Hill House School Independent - all ages
- New College Doncaster Further education
- St Oswald's C of E Academy Primary
- The Hayfield School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 3.4 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.7 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 4.8 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 4.9 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 7.8 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 9.4 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 12 miles
- Heynings Priory Historic site 14.3 miles
- Glanford Park Stadium 14.4 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 16 miles
- Clumber House Estate 16.5 miles