Stocksbridge is a semi‑rural parish in the upper valley of the River Don, within the City of Sheffield and sitting on the eastern fringe of the Dark Peak in the Peak District. Set among moorland and reservoirs, it includes nearby villages such as Deepcar and Bolsterstone and is popular with walkers and cyclists who use the surrounding hills and trail networks.
The town grew up around 19th‑century steel and edge‑tool works founded by Samuel Fox, famed for developing the steel‑ribbed umbrella frame, and manufacturing has long shaped the local economy while many people now commute into central Sheffield. Stocksbridge retains a strong community identity reflected in its industrial heritage, local clubs such as Stocksbridge Park Steels football club, and a mix of working‑town roots with ready access to countryside recreation.
Postcode districts covering Stocksbridge
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 9 miles14.4 km
- Leeds 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Bradford 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Oldham 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Huddersfield 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Stockport 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Rotherham 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Doncaster 19.9 miles32 km
- Chesterfield 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Wakefield 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Halifax 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Barnsley 8 miles12.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Deepcar Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Stocksbridge Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Stocksbridge and Upper Don Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Hunshelf Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Thurgoland Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Wharncliffe Side Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Wortley Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Bradfield Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Oxspring Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Langsett Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Oughtibridge Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Penistone Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Stocksbridge
S36 1LP, S36 1WA, S36 2QT, S36 2QU, S36 1GY, S36 2PJ, S36 2RX, S36 2SH, S36 1JJ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 27.2 miles43.8 km
- Penistone Railway Station 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Silkstone Common Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 9.8 miles15.8 km
Hotels near Stocksbridge Ad
- Friendship Hotel 0.6 miles1 km
- Cubley Hall 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Dog and Partridge 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Whitley Hall Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Wortley Hall 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Fairway 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Brocco on the Park Boutique Hotel 5 8.2 miles13.1 km
- The Crow Inn 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 6 miles9.6 km
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
Schools in Stocksbridge
- Deepcar St John's C of E Junior School Primary
- Royd Nursery and Infant School Primary
- St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Stocksbridge High School Secondary
- Stocksbridge Junior School Primary
- Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Oakwell Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- University of Sheffield University 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 8.7 miles14 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 14.9 miles23.9 km