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 3BY, DN9 3QS, DN9 3QU, DN9 3SB, DN9 3DP, DN9 3RN, DN9 3RD, DN9 3DB, DN9 3BU … 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
- Hex Wildlife Hotel at Yorkshire Wildlife Park 1.7 miles
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 0.5 miles
- The Angel Inn Pub-Dine & Stay Misson 3.3 miles
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 2.7 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 5.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 5.8 miles
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- The Crown Hotel Bawtry-Doncaster 4 4.6 miles
- The Crown Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Regent Hotel Doncaster 3 6.3 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