Kiveton Park is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on the northern fringe of the Sheffield urban area. It grew around Kiveton Park Colliery and the coal industry, which shaped the layout of pit cottages, welfare clubs and a close-knit community; although the colliery closed in the late 20th century, mining heritage and memorials still mark local identity.
Today the village combines post-industrial housing, small shops and green spaces and is served by a local railway station with regular services to nearby towns including Sheffield, making it a commuter-friendly spot. Social life still centres on the village hall, pubs and community organisations, so Kiveton Park feels like a place where industrial history meets semi-rural living.
Postcode districts covering Kiveton Park
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Mansfield 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Rotherham 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Doncaster 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Chesterfield 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Barnsley 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Pontefract 24.2 miles39 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 15 miles24.2 km
- Worksop 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Arnold 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Bentley 15 miles24.1 km
- Hucknall 21.4 miles34.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Wales Parish 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Todwick Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Aston & Todwick Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Harthill with Woodall Parish 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Harthill Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Killamarsh East Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- South Anston Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Killamarsh Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Swallownest and Aston Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Killamarsh West Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Aston cum Aughton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- North Anston Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Kiveton Park
S26 6QT, S26 5RW, S26 5RB, S26 6RE, S26 5LY, S26 5QN, S26 6SB, S26 6LJ, S26 6LN … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 14.7 miles23.7 km
- East Midlands Airport 35.3 miles56.8 km
- Kiveton Bridge Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Kiveton Park Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 6.1 miles9.9 km
Hotels near Kiveton Park Ad
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Best Western Plus Aston Hall Hotel 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Devonshire Arms 5 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Renishaw 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sheffield M1 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Sitwell Arms Hotel 3 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 6.8 miles11 km
- Lion Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Ibis Chesterfield North - Barlborough 4 miles6.5 km
- Consort Hotel 4.1 miles6.5 km
Schools in Kiveton Park
- Kiveton Park Infant School Primary
- Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School Primary
- Wales High School Secondary
- Wales Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 8.3 miles13.4 km
- B2net Stadium Stadium 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 8.9 miles14.4 km
- University of Sheffield University 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Clumber House Estate 10.7 miles17.1 km