Stainton is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, set in the gently undulating farmland of South Yorkshire just a short drive from the town's centre. It keeps a distinctly rural character - stone cottages, farmsteads and hedged fields - while being within easy reach of Doncaster’s rail and road links, including the East Coast Main Line and the M18/A1(M) corridor.
The name Stainton reflects its northern origins, coming from Old Norse/Old English for a stony farm or settlement, and the village’s history is tied to agriculture and the wider 19th‑century industrial changes that affected the Doncaster area. Today it has a small, close‑knit community with local amenities and events, and many residents commute into Doncaster or beyond for work while enjoying easy access to surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Stainton
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 12.4 miles20 km
- Mansfield 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Rotherham 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Doncaster 6.2 miles10 km
- Chesterfield 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Wakefield 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Scunthorpe 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Barnsley 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Castleford 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Pontefract 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Worksop 9.1 miles14.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Tickhill & Wadsworth Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Braithwell Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Maltby Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Maltby East Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Wadworth Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hooton Levitt Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hellaby & Maltby West Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Tickhill Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Edlington Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hellaby Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Conisbrough Parks Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Firbeck Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Stainton
S66 7RB, S66 7RH, S66 7RD, S66 7QZ, S66 7QT, S66 7FA, S66 7QX, S66 7QQ, S66 7QY … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 35.7 miles57.4 km
- Conisbrough Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
- Doncaster Railway Station 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 9.3 miles15 km
Hotels near Stainton Ad
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 7 miles11.3 km
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Hellaby Hall Hotel 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 7.6 miles12.3 km
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles8.6 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 6.2 miles10 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 11 miles17.7 km