Maltby East is an electoral ward on the eastern side of the former mining town of Maltby, within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire. It blends suburban streets and local shopping parades with more rural edges, and sits a short drive from central Rotherham and Doncaster, making it a commuter-friendly part of the borough.
The ward carries a strong mining heritage centred on Maltby Main Colliery, whose closure in the early 2010s had a notable economic and social impact and has since prompted local regeneration and community initiatives. Contemporary life is shaped by grassroots sports clubs, village shops, schools and a close-knit community spirit, with visible reminders of the coalfield past in memorials and former welfare buildings.
Postcode districts covering Maltby East
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Mansfield 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Rotherham 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Doncaster 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Chesterfield 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Wakefield 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Scunthorpe 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Barnsley 16.2 miles26 km
- Castleford 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Pontefract 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 20.5 miles33 km
- Worksop 7.3 miles11.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Firbeck Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Maltby Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Stainton Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Hooton Levitt Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Oldcotes Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Tickhill Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hellaby & Maltby West Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Braithwell Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Langold Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Tickhill & Wadsworth Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Laughton en le Morthen Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Letwell Parish 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Maltby East
S66 7PB, S66 7QW, S66 7JZ, S66 7DJ, S66 7HU, S66 7LD, S66 7FL, S66 7DL, S66 7EQ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 8 miles12.9 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 37.4 miles60.2 km
- Shireoaks Railway Station 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Conisbrough Railway Station 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 9.2 miles14.9 km
Hotels near Maltby East Ad
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Consort Hotel 4.3 miles7 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 8 miles12.9 km
- Hellaby Hall Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Best Western Plus Aston Hall Hotel 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
Schools in Maltby East
- Crags Community School Primary
- Maltby Manor Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) Primary
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 7 miles11.3 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8.1 miles13 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Clumber House Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km