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 miles16.1 km
- Mansfield 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Rotherham 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Doncaster 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Chesterfield 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Wakefield 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Barnsley 17 miles27.3 km
- Castleford 25 miles40.2 km
- Pontefract 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Worksop 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Bentley 12.3 miles19.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Dinnington Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- North Anston Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Laughton en le Morthen Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- North and South Anston Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- South Anston Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Gildingwells Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Anston & Woodsetts Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Woodsetts Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Letwell Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Todwick Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Thurcroft Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Firbeck Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Dinnington St. John's
S25 4JL, S25 2AJ, S65 1YT, S25 2SS, S25 2TH, S25 2LR, S25 2XX, S25 2JZ, S81 8AS … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 11.4 miles18.3 km
- East Midlands Airport 37.6 miles60.5 km
- Kiveton Park Railway Station 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Kiveton Bridge Railway Station 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 7.6 miles12.2 km
Hotels near Dinnington St. John's Ad
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Best Western Plus Aston Hall Hotel 3 3.7 miles6 km
- Lion Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Consort Hotel 3.1 miles5 km
- Devonshire Arms 5 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Renishaw 7 miles11.3 km
- Hellaby Hall Hotel 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 10 miles16 km
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 miles3.9 km
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Clumber House Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles16.7 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 10.6 miles17.1 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 11.1 miles17.8 km