Dinnington St. John's sits on the northern edge of the Rotherham borough in South Yorkshire, part of the post‑industrial belt a short drive from Sheffield and easily reached from the M1. The landscape is a mix of late‑Victorian terraces and later housing estates with green fringes where former mining land has been reclaimed, giving a compact town feeling with easy links to nearby urban centres.
The town grew up around coal mining in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and much of its identity still reflects that industrial past - community clubs, the miners’ welfare tradition and local sports remain important. Since the decline of mining it has become more of a commuter and light‑industrial area, but retains strong local civic life, a Victorian church at its heart and active community events that celebrate its working‑class roots.
Postcode districts covering Dinnington St. John's
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 10 miles
- Mansfield 15.5 miles
- Rotherham 7.8 miles
- Doncaster 11.2 miles
- Chesterfield 12.7 miles
- Wakefield 24.7 miles
- Barnsley 17 miles
- Castleford 25 miles
- Pontefract 22.6 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 17.3 miles
- Worksop 5.7 miles
- Bentley 12.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dinnington Built-up area 0.3 miles
- North Anston Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Laughton en le Morthen Built-up area 1.2 miles
- North and South Anston Parish 1.5 miles
- South Anston Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Gildingwells Parish 1.8 miles
- Anston & Woodsetts Ward 2.1 miles
- Woodsetts Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Letwell Parish 2.3 miles
- Todwick Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Thurcroft Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Firbeck Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Dinnington St. John's
S25 2AQ, S25 2PS, S81 8LF, S25 2LA, S25 2RN, S25 2DB, S25 2TS, S25 2NY, S25 2QF … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 11.4 miles
- East Midlands Airport 37.6 miles
- Kiveton Park Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Kiveton Bridge Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near Dinnington St. John's Ad
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 3 4.1 miles
- Best Western Plus Aston Hall Hotel 3 3.7 miles
- Lion Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- Ibis Chesterfield North - Barlborough 3 6.8 miles
- Devonshire Arms 5 9.3 miles
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 7.2 miles
- The Renishaw 7 miles
- Hellaby Hall Hotel 4 4 miles
- Cassia Rooms 5.9 miles
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 10 miles
Schools in Dinnington St. John's
- Dinnington Community Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 2.4 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 8.6 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 8.9 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 9.8 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.8 miles
- Clumber House Estate 10.1 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 10.6 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 10.7 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 10.8 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 11.1 miles