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 miles
- Mansfield 21.2 miles
- Rotherham 4.6 miles
- Doncaster 7.9 miles
- Chesterfield 15.6 miles
- Wakefield 18.9 miles
- Barnsley 11.4 miles
- Castleford 19.2 miles
- Dewsbury 22.5 miles
- Batley 24.5 miles
- Pontefract 16.8 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 22.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bramley & Ravenfield Ward 0.7 miles
- Hooton Roberts Parish 1.2 miles
- Thrybergh Parish 1.5 miles
- Thrybergh and Dalton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Dalton & Thrybergh Ward 1.8 miles
- Hellaby Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Bramley Parish 1.8 miles
- Wickersley North Ward 1.8 miles
- Dalton Parish 1.8 miles
- Conisbrough Parks Parish 1.9 miles
- Wickersley and Bramley Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Hellaby & Maltby West Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Ravenfield
S65 4LW, S65 4NQ, S65 4PS, S65 4PU, S65 4RL, S65 4LF, S65 4LE, S65 4NF, S65 4NJ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 10.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 33.1 miles
- Conisbrough Railway Station 3 miles
- Mexborough Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Ravenfield Ad
- Garner Hotel Rotherham East 3 1.9 miles
- Hellaby Hall Hotel 4 1.9 miles
- Restover Lodge Hotel 2.5 1.8 miles
- Dusties Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 4.9 miles
- Premier Inn Rotherham East 3 2.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1Jct.33 4 4.8 miles
- Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel 4 6 miles
- Brentwood Hotel 4.2 miles
- Brecon Hotel Sheffield Rotherham 2 4.1 miles
Schools in Ravenfield
- Ravenfield Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 4.6 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 6.5 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 6.6 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 6.7 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 7.2 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 7.7 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 8.4 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 9.3 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 9.6 miles