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 miles
- Mansfield 13.9 miles
- Rotherham 7.3 miles
- Doncaster 14.2 miles
- Chesterfield 9.3 miles
- Barnsley 17.1 miles
- Pontefract 24.2 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 15 miles
- Worksop 7.1 miles
- Arnold 24.4 miles
- Bentley 15 miles
- Hucknall 21.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wales Parish 0.3 miles
- Todwick Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Aston & Todwick Ward 1.3 miles
- Harthill with Woodall Parish 1.5 miles
- Harthill Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Killamarsh East Ward 1.9 miles
- South Anston Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Killamarsh Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Swallownest and Aston Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Killamarsh West Ward 2.4 miles
- Aston cum Aughton Parish 2.5 miles
- North Anston Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Kiveton Park
S26 5PJ, S26 5QG, S26 6QU, S26 6PB, S26 6QS, S26 5QW, S26 6SR, S26 5PQ, S26 6RE … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 14.7 miles
- East Midlands Airport 35.3 miles
- Kiveton Bridge Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Kiveton Park Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Kiveton Park Ad
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sheffield M1 3 1.9 miles
- Aston Hall Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- Gulliver's Valley, M1, JCT 31 1.3 miles
- The Red Lion Inn 4 1.5 miles
- The Renishaw 3.7 miles
- Wildes Inns 4 3.7 miles
- Garner Hotel Chesterfield North 3 4 miles
- Lock Keeper, Worksop by Marston's Inns 5.7 miles
- The Sitwell Arms Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel 4 5.5 miles
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 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 6.4 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 7.6 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 8.1 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 8.2 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 8.3 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 8.7 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 8.9 miles
- University of Sheffield University 9.2 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 10.5 miles
- Clumber House Estate 10.7 miles