Ravenfield is a small village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, set in the rolling farmland of South Yorkshire a short commute from the larger centres of Sheffield and Doncaster. The area is notable for its parkland and tree-lined lanes - the remnants of the old estate landscape around Ravenfield Park provide pleasant walks and a sense of countryside close to urban services.
Historically the parish developed around agriculture with later links to the industrial employment of the wider Rotherham area; today it feels largely residential, with a mix of long-standing local families and commuters. Community life centres on village groups, the parish amenities and occasional events, and the combination of historic fabric, green space and good connections gives Ravenfield a quietly rural but well-connected character.
Postcode districts covering Ravenfield
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Mansfield 21.2 miles34 km
- Rotherham 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Doncaster 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Chesterfield 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Wakefield 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Barnsley 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Castleford 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Dewsbury 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Batley 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Pontefract 16.8 miles27 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 22.5 miles36.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Bramley & Ravenfield Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Hooton Roberts Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Thrybergh Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Thrybergh and Dalton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Dalton & Thrybergh Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Hellaby Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Bramley Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Wickersley North Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Dalton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Conisbrough Parks Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Wickersley and Bramley Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hellaby & Maltby West Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Ravenfield
S65 4LS, S65 4RJ, S65 4GZ, S65 4PW, S65 4NH, S65 4GY, S65 4LJ, S65 4NF, S65 4PZ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 33.1 miles53.3 km
- Conisbrough Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
- Mexborough Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 6.1 miles9.9 km
Hotels near Ravenfield Ad
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 1.9 miles3 km
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Hellaby Hall Hotel 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Consort Hotel 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1,Jct.33 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Best Western Plus Aston Hall Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
Schools in Ravenfield
- Ravenfield Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7 miles11.3 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 9.6 miles15.5 km