Beighton sits on the eastern fringe of the City of Sheffield, historically a village that was incorporated into the city during the 20th century and once lay in Derbyshire. Its growth was shaped by 19th- and 20th-century industry - notably coal mining and rail connections - and you can still sense that industrial heritage in the layout of streets, former works sites and older stone buildings around the village core.
Today Beighton is a largely residential suburb with local shops, community groups and decent bus links into Sheffield and neighbouring Rotherham. Recent years have seen pockets of regeneration and the conversion of former industrial land into greenspace, giving residents a mix of suburban living with nearby countryside and easy access to wider South Yorkshire amenities.
Postcode districts covering Beighton
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 4.3 miles
- Mansfield 15.3 miles
- Rotherham 6 miles
- Doncaster 16 miles
- Chesterfield 7.3 miles
- Wakefield 24 miles
- Barnsley 15.7 miles
- Pontefract 24.1 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 15.7 miles
- Worksop 10.5 miles
- Bentley 16.4 miles
- Hucknall 22.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mosborough Ward 1 mile
- Highlane Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Orgreave Parish 1.6 miles
- Woodhouse Ward 1.7 miles
- Birley Ward 1.9 miles
- Ridgeway Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Richmond Ward 2.2 miles
- Aughton & Swallownest Ward 2.3 miles
- Eckington North Ward 2.4 miles
- Killamarsh Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Swallownest and Aston Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Killamarsh West Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Beighton
S20 2QP, S12 4AA, S20 1EB, S20 2PN, S12 4NR, S20 6QA, S20 1DD, S20 2NS, S12 4JE … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 17.4 miles
- East Midlands Airport 35.5 miles
- Woodhouse Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Darnall 3.5 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 4 miles
Hotels near Beighton Ad
- Aston Hall Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Mosborough Hall Hotel 3 1.6 miles
- The Old Crown Inn 2.1 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sheffield M1 3 3.9 miles
- Gulliver's Valley, M1, JCT 31 2.4 miles
- Halifax Hall 6.3 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Sheffield 4 5.1 miles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield City 4 4.9 miles
- The Renishaw 4 miles
Schools in Beighton
- Beighton Nursery Infant School Primary
- Brook House Junior Primary
- Kingfisher Academy Special
- Rainbow Forge Primary Academy Primary
- Reignhead Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 4.5 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 4.9 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 4.9 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 4.9 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 5.3 miles
- University of Sheffield University 5.8 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 8.3 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 8.9 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 10.7 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 10.8 miles