Swallownest sits on the south‑eastern fringe of Sheffield within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. Once a scattering of agricultural hamlets that expanded during the 20th century, it is now a largely residential suburb with local shops, schools and sports clubs, a commuter population and good road links to both Sheffield and the M1, while still offering easy access to surrounding greenbelt and former colliery landscapes.
Nearby Aston is a smaller village-like community in the same borough that retains more of a rural feel; historically agricultural with ties to the region’s mining and industrial past, it today functions mainly as a residential area for commuters and families, valued for its quiet lanes, village amenities and proximity to both countryside and the wider Rotherham conurbation.
Postcode districts covering Swallownest and Aston
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 5.7 miles
- Mansfield 16 miles
- Rotherham 5.1 miles
- Doncaster 13.6 miles
- Chesterfield 9.6 miles
- Wakefield 23.2 miles
- Barnsley 14.9 miles
- Castleford 24.7 miles
- Pontefract 22.5 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 16.8 miles
- Worksop 9.1 miles
- Bentley 14.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Aston cum Aughton Parish 0.2 miles
- Aughton & Swallownest Ward 0.4 miles
- Aston & Todwick Ward 1.2 miles
- Ulley Parish 1.3 miles
- Orgreave Parish 1.9 miles
- Wales Parish 2 miles
- Treeton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Kiveton Park Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Todwick Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Beighton Ward 2.4 miles
- Woodhouse Ward 2.6 miles
- Rother Vale Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Swallownest and Aston
S26 3RJ, S26 2DE, S26 2FU, S26 4TQ, S26 4SW, S26 3RG, S26 4RS, S26 4TE, S26 2BQ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 15 miles
- East Midlands Airport 36.9 miles
- Woodhouse Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Kiveton Bridge Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 3.8 miles
Hotels near Swallownest and Aston Ad
- Aston Hall Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- Gulliver's Valley, M1, JCT 31 1.2 miles
- Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sheffield M1 3 3.8 miles
- The Red Lion Inn 4 2.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield M1Jct.33 4 3.2 miles
- The Old Crown Inn 3 miles
- Dusties Hotel 3 4.6 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott Sheffield 4 3 miles
- Mosborough Hall Hotel 3 3.6 miles
Schools in Swallownest and Aston
- Aston Academy Secondary
- Aston All Saints C of E (A) Primary School Primary
- Aston Hall Junior and Infant School Primary
- Aston Lodge Primary School Primary
- Aughton Primary Academy Primary
- Springwood Primary Academy Primary
- Swallownest Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 5.1 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 5.3 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 5.9 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 6.3 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 6.5 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 6.9 miles
- University of Sheffield University 7.3 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 8.4 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 9.1 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 9.9 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 10.3 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 10.3 miles