Hatfield sits on the northern fringe of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, a largely residential area with pockets of green space and former industrial land. It lies close to Stainforth and is served by Hatfield and Stainforth railway station with good road links towards the M18, making it a convenient commuter area for the wider region.
Its character has been strongly shaped by coal mining and heavy industry, most notably the Hatfield Colliery, so the built environment mixes council and private housing, local shops and social clubs. In recent years regeneration of former industrial sites and ongoing community initiatives have been important, while a resilient local identity still reflects the area’s mining heritage and close-knit neighbourhood life.
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 Parish 0 miles0 km
- 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
Example postcodes in Hatfield
DN7 4NG, DN7 6BX, DN7 4AS, DN7 4AD, DN7 4DW, DN7 4DT, DN7 6RH, DN7 6JA, DN7 6FL … 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