North Anston and South Anston are two neighbouring villages on the eastern fringe of Sheffield within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham. The area is best known for Anston Stones Wood, a dramatic limestone outcrop and designated SSSI that gives the landscape a rugged, almost karst-like character, and the nearby River Ryton and open farmland provide pleasant walks and green buffers to the surrounding towns.
Historically the villages grew around stone quarrying and agriculture, and traces of that industrial past still shape lanes and local architecture, though today they are largely residential commuter communities with primary schools, pubs and active local clubs. There’s a strong local identity centred on community events, countryside access and conservation of the distinctive natural features that make the area popular with walkers and rock enthusiasts.
Postcode districts covering North and South Anston
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 10.1 miles
- Mansfield 14 miles
- Rotherham 8.7 miles
- Doncaster 12.7 miles
- Chesterfield 11.6 miles
- Barnsley 18.1 miles
- Pontefract 24 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 15.7 miles
- Worksop 4.8 miles
- Arnold 24.3 miles
- Bentley 13.8 miles
- Hucknall 21.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Anston & Woodsetts Ward 0.5 miles
- South Anston Built-up area 0.6 miles
- North Anston Built-up area 1 mile
- Dinnington St. John's Parish 1.5 miles
- Woodsetts Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Dinnington Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Thorpe Salvin Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Todwick Built-up area 2 miles
- Gildingwells Parish 2.2 miles
- Shireoaks Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Laughton en le Morthen Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Kiveton Park Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in North and South Anston
S25 4JW, S25 4ED, S25 4DR, S25 5BA, S25 4GG, S25 5FQ, S25 5JG, S25 4AQ, S25 5DR … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 12.5 miles
- East Midlands Airport 36 miles
- Kiveton Park Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Shireoaks Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 8.1 miles
Hotels near North and South Anston Ad
- Lion Hotel 4 4.7 miles
- Ibis Chesterfield North - Barlborough 3 5.5 miles
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 3 5.5 miles
- Best Western Plus Aston Hall Hotel 3 3.7 miles
- Devonshire Arms 5 8.4 miles
- The Renishaw 5.9 miles
- Cassia Rooms 4.8 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sheffield M1 3 3.7 miles
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 8.1 miles
- The Sitwell Arms Hotel 3 6.2 miles
Schools in North and South Anston
- Anston Brook Primary School Primary
- Anston Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 3.9 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 7.2 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 8.7 miles
- Clumber House Estate 9 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 9.5 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 10.4 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 10.7 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 10.8 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 11.1 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.2 miles
- University of Sheffield University 11.7 miles