South Anston is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, sitting on the county border close to Nottinghamshire and directly adjoining North Anston. The village has a mix of housing, local shops, a primary school and a parish church, and historically was linked to local sandstone quarrying which shaped much of the built environment.
Its standout feature is the nearby Anston Stones Wood National Nature Reserve, with dramatic sandstone outcrops, species‑rich grassland and attractive walking routes; the River Ryton also runs in the vicinity. Close enough to Sheffield and Worksop for commuting, South Anston combines a semi‑rural, community feel with easy access to larger urban centres.
Postcode districts covering South Anston
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 9.5 miles
- Mansfield 14 miles
- Rotherham 8.3 miles
- Doncaster 13 miles
- Chesterfield 11.1 miles
- Barnsley 17.8 miles
- Pontefract 24 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 15.6 miles
- Worksop 5.3 miles
- Arnold 24.3 miles
- Bentley 14 miles
- Hucknall 21.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- North and South Anston Parish 0.6 miles
- Anston & Woodsetts Ward 0.8 miles
- North Anston Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Todwick Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Thorpe Salvin Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Dinnington Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Dinnington St. John's Parish 1.7 miles
- Kiveton Park Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Woodsetts Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Harthill with Woodall Parish 2.3 miles
- Harthill Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Wales Parish 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in South Anston
S25 5DQ, S25 5HA, S25 5EL, S25 5HW, S25 5HU, S25 5JG, S25 5HX, S25 5FQ, S25 5GL … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 13 miles
- East Midlands Airport 35.9 miles
- Kiveton Park Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Kiveton Bridge Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near South Anston Ad
- Best Western Plus Aston Hall Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- Ibis Chesterfield North - Barlborough 3 5.1 miles
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 3 5.4 miles
- Lion Hotel 4 5.2 miles
- Devonshire Arms 5 7.9 miles
- The Renishaw 5.4 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sheffield M1 3 3.3 miles
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 7.7 miles
- Cassia Rooms 5.3 miles
- The Sitwell Arms Hotel 3 5.7 miles
Schools in South Anston
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 4.2 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 7.4 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 8.2 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 9 miles
- Clumber House Estate 9.4 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 10.1 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 10.1 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 10.3 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 10.6 miles
- University of Sheffield University 11.1 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.5 miles