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 miles16.2 km
- Mansfield 14 miles22.5 km
- Rotherham 8.7 miles14 km
- Doncaster 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Chesterfield 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Barnsley 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Pontefract 24 miles38.7 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Worksop 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Arnold 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Bentley 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Hucknall 21.7 miles34.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Anston & Woodsetts Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- South Anston Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- North Anston Built-up area 1 mile1.5 km
- Dinnington St. John's Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Woodsetts Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Dinnington Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Thorpe Salvin Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Todwick Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Gildingwells Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Shireoaks Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Laughton en le Morthen Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Kiveton Park Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in North and South Anston
S25 4DE, S25 4DL, S25 4EZ, S25 4AJ, S25 4EY, S25 5GX, S25 5EL, S25 4AA, S25 9FT … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 12.5 miles20.1 km
- East Midlands Airport 36 miles58 km
- Kiveton Park Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Shireoaks Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 8.1 miles13 km
Hotels near North and South Anston Ad
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Best Western Plus Aston Hall Hotel 3 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Lion Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Ibis Chesterfield North - Barlborough 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Devonshire Arms 5 8.4 miles13.6 km
- The Renishaw 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sheffield M1 3 3.7 miles6 km
- Consort Hotel 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Cassia Rooms 4.8 miles7.8 km
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 miles6.3 km
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Clumber House Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 10.4 miles16.7 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 10.8 miles17.5 km
- B2net Stadium Stadium 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.2 miles18.1 km
- University of Sheffield University 11.7 miles18.8 km