Thorpe in Balne is a very small, rural civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England, sitting close to the county boundary with North Yorkshire. The parish is dominated by farmland and scattered farmsteads rather than a compact village centre, so the landscape feels open and quiet with long views across agricultural fields and low-lying countryside.
Historically its name reflects medieval and Norse settlement patterns - "thorpe" indicating a secondary settlement - and agriculture has long been the economic focus. With only a handful of dwellings and few local services, community life tends to be tied to neighbouring villages and the market town of Doncaster for shops, rail links and events; its quiet character and converted farm buildings also appeal to people seeking countryside living within commuting distance of the town.
Postcode districts covering Thorpe in Balne
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Leeds 23 miles37 km
- Rotherham 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Doncaster 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Wakefield 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Scunthorpe 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Barnsley 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Castleford 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Morley 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Dewsbury 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Batley 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Pontefract 10.5 miles16.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Owston Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Norton & Askern Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Moss Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Askern Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Barnby Dun Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Toll Bar Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Arksey Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Stainforth & Barnby Dun Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Kirk Bramwith Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Fenwick Parish 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Thorpe in Balne
DN6 0DU, DN6 0DT, DN6 0EA, DN5 0LJ, DN6 0DZ, DN6 0DW, DN6 0DY, DN6 0DX
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 29.3 miles47.2 km
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Adwick Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Thorpe in Balne Ad
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Regent Hotel 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
Local points of interest
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 5 miles8 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 5 miles8 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5 miles8.1 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 13.3 miles21.5 km