Owston is a small rural village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. Set among rolling arable fields and hedgerows, it keeps a traditional village character with a parish church, a listed country house and a scattering of stone cottages and farmsteads that hint at its long local history.
Historically shaped by farming, the parish’s economy remains largely agricultural though many residents now commute into Doncaster and other nearby towns. Community life is centred on the church and village hall, with seasonal events and quiet lanes and public footpaths making it a pleasant spot for walkers looking for peaceful countryside within easy reach of larger urban centres.
Postcode districts covering Owston
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 19.6 miles
- Leeds 21.5 miles
- Rotherham 14.5 miles
- Doncaster 5.4 miles
- Wakefield 15.6 miles
- Scunthorpe 20.7 miles
- Barnsley 13 miles
- Castleford 11.7 miles
- Morley 21.1 miles
- Dewsbury 20.5 miles
- Batley 21.7 miles
- Pontefract 9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Askern Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Burghwallis Parish 1.4 miles
- Thorpe in Balne Parish 1.7 miles
- Campsall Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Toll Bar Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Adwick le Street & Carcroft Ward 2.2 miles
- Adwick le Street Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Norton & Askern Ward 2.3 miles
- Norton Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Moss Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Arksey Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Stubbs Walden Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Owston
DN5 0LY, DN5 0LR, DN5 0LS, DN6 8EB, DN5 0LU, DN5 0NA, DN6 8ED, DN5 0LX, DN5 0LT … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 10 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 27.8 miles
- Adwick Railway Station 2 miles
- Bentley 3.7 miles
Hotels near Owston Ad
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- Parkside Guest House 3 6.1 miles
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 5.6 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 5.7 miles
- Travelodge Doncaster 3 2.6 miles
- Regent Hotel Doncaster 3 5.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 6.8 miles
- Mercure Danum Hotel Centre 3 5.2 miles
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 7 miles
Schools in Owston
- Owston Park Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Hampole Priory Historic site 3.4 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 4.8 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 5.8 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 6 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 6.2 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 6.6 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.9 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 10.4 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 11.4 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 12 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 13 miles