Finningley is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, set on low-lying agricultural land with a compact village core. It retains a rural character while lying within reasonable commuting distance of both Doncaster and Sheffield, with local amenities focused around the parish church and village hall.
The large airfield that dominates the area - once RAF Finningley and later redeveloped as Doncaster Sheffield Airport - has strongly influenced the parish’s economy and identity, bringing jobs and an aviation heritage that locals still remember since the airport’s closure in 2022. Today the community combines farming and small businesses with a commuter population, and maintains a close‑knit social life centred on traditional village activities.
Postcode districts covering Finningley
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 21 miles
- Rotherham 16.5 miles
- Doncaster 5.8 miles
- Scunthorpe 14.9 miles
- Barnsley 20.5 miles
- Castleford 21.8 miles
- Pontefract 19.2 miles
- Worksop 13.6 miles
- Bentley 7.8 miles
- Staveley 22.2 miles
- Selby 20.2 miles
- Chapeltown and High Green 20.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Blaxton Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Finningley Built-up area 1 mile
- Auckley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Cantley Parish 2.4 miles
- Branton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Misson Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Austerfield Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Wroot Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Rossington & Bawtry Ward 3.6 miles
- Rossington Parish 3.7 miles
- Armthorpe Built-up area 3.9 miles
- New Rossington and Rossington Built-up area 4.4 miles
Example postcodes in Finningley
DN9 3RT, DN9 3RU, DN9 3DY, DN9 3GD, DN9 3NZ, DN9 3BL, DN9 3BU, DN9 3RW, DN9 3DU … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 1.3 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 37.9 miles
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 6.2 miles
- Doncaster Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Finningley Ad
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 2.7 miles
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 2 miles
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 0.5 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 5.5 miles
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 5.8 miles
- The Reindeer Inn 6.4 miles
- Bawtrys 4.6 miles
- Toby Carvery Doncaster by Innkeeper's Collection 3 4.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 8.1 miles
Schools in Finningley
- St Oswald's C of E Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 3.9 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 5.1 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.5 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 5.5 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8.5 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 10.4 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 12.4 miles
- Glanford Park Stadium 13.4 miles
- Heynings Priory Historic site 13.9 miles
- Normanby Park Estate 16.7 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 16.8 miles