Wales is a small village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire. Set amid rolling farmland on the edges of the Dearne Valley, it sits within easy commuting distance of larger centres such as Sheffield and Rotherham, yet retains a distinctly rural feel.
Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the community bears the marks of the region’s 19th- and 20th-century shifts from agriculture to industry while now functioning largely as a residential and local-service area; visitors and residents value its quiet character, local heritage buildings and network of lanes and footpaths for countryside walks.
Postcode districts covering Wales
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Mansfield 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Rotherham 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Doncaster 14.3 miles22.9 km
- Chesterfield 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Barnsley 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Pontefract 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Worksop 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Arnold 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Bentley 15 miles24.2 km
- Hucknall 21.5 miles34.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Kiveton Park Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Aston & Todwick Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Todwick Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Harthill with Woodall Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Killamarsh East Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Harthill Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Killamarsh Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Swallownest and Aston Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Aston cum Aughton Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Killamarsh West Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Aughton & Swallownest Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- South Anston Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Wales
S26 5SA, S26 5QS, S26 5RH, S26 5AD, S26 6SW, S26 5ND, S26 6QJ, S26 5AJ, S26 5AE … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 14.9 miles24 km
- East Midlands Airport 35.4 miles57 km
- Kiveton Bridge Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Kiveton Park Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 5.8 miles9.4 km
Hotels near Wales Ad
- The Red Lion Inn by Chef & Brewer Collection 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Best Western Plus Aston Hall Hotel 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Devonshire Arms 5 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The Renishaw 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sheffield M1 3 1.9 miles3 km
- The Sitwell Arms Hotel 3 3.7 miles6 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Best Western Plus Sheffield Mosborough Hall Hotel 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Consort Hotel 4 miles6.4 km
- Ibis Chesterfield North - Barlborough 4.1 miles6.6 km
Schools in Wales
- Kiveton Park Infant School Primary
- Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School Primary
- Wales High School Secondary
- Wales Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 7 miles11.2 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 8 miles12.8 km
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 8.4 miles13.5 km
- B2net Stadium Stadium 8.6 miles13.8 km
- University of Sheffield University 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 9 miles14.4 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Clumber House Estate 11 miles17.6 km