Located a few miles east of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, Hatfield sits on the low-lying fen and peat landscape of the Humberhead Levels, close to the remnant raised bog of Hatfield Moor, now a recognised nature reserve. The parish includes the adjacent village of Hatfield Woodhouse and retains an agricultural character, with broad flat fields, drainage channels and pockets of wetland that attract birdlife.
Historically the community was shaped by coal mining - notably Hatfield Main Colliery - which dominated local employment and social life for much of the 20th century; since the pits closed the area has moved towards commuting, light industry and farming while keeping a strong village identity. There are conservation interests, a mix of traditional cottages and more modern housing, and a small but active community life typical of the borough's rural settlements.
Postcode districts covering Hatfield
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Rotherham 19 miles30.6 km
- Doncaster 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Wakefield 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Scunthorpe 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Barnsley 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Castleford 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Pontefract 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Worksop 18.7 miles30 km
- Bentley 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Selby 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 24.6 miles39.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Hatfield Woodhouse Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- West End Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Dunscroft and Hatfield Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Stainforth Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Wroot Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Thorne Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Stainforth & Barnby Dun Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Fishlake Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Thorne & Moorends Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Armthorpe Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Edenthorpe Parish 4 miles6.4 km
- Barnby Dun Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
Example postcodes in Hatfield
DN7 6HR, DN7 4FJ, DN7 4JN, DN7 6NB, DN7 4BN, DN7 4NA, DN7 6RT, DN7 6PD, DN7 6BT … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 6.2 miles10 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 35 miles56.3 km
- Thorne South Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Hatfield and Stainforth Railway Station 2.6 miles4.3 km
Hotels near Hatfield Ad
- The Reindeer Inn 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.3 km
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 5.6 miles9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 8 miles12.8 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Toby Carvery Doncaster by Innkeeper's Collection 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
Schools in Hatfield
- Ash Hill Academy Secondary
- Coppice School Special
- Crookesbroom Primary Academy Primary
- Dunsville Primary School Primary
- Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Sheep Dip Lane Academy Primary
- Travis St Lawrence C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 6.2 miles9.9 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 9 miles14.5 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Normanby Park Estate 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 17.5 miles28.1 km