Stainton is a small rural parish on the southern outskirts of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, set among arable fields and small pockets of woodland. It retains a village feel with a mix of traditional stone cottages and more modern homes, and is within easy reach of the transport links into Doncaster and Sheffield, so many residents balance countryside living with commuting.
The name is likely of Old Norse/Old English origin, hinting at medieval roots, and the area contains scattered historic buildings centred around a parish church and village amenities. Locally the economy still leans on farming and small enterprises, while community life revolves around the village hall, parish council and occasional fetes and events that keep the social fabric close-knit.
Postcode districts covering Stainton
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Mansfield 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Rotherham 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Doncaster 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Chesterfield 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Wakefield 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Scunthorpe 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Barnsley 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Castleford 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Pontefract 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Worksop 9.6 miles15.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Stainton Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Tickhill & Wadsworth Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Braithwell Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Wadworth Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Maltby Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Maltby East Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Edlington Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Hooton Levitt Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tickhill Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Hellaby & Maltby West Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Edlington & Warmsworth Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Conisbrough Parks Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Stainton
DN11 9AG, S66 7FA, S66 7RB, S66 7QY, S66 7QT, S66 7QZ, S66 7QU, S66 7RG, S66 7QQ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 35.3 miles56.8 km
- Conisbrough Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Doncaster Railway Station 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 9.4 miles15.2 km
Hotels near Stainton Ad
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Hellaby Hall Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 7.7 miles12.4 km
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 3.1 miles5 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 5 miles8 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 6 miles9.6 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 10 miles16 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 11.1 miles17.9 km