Hemsworth is a small former coal-mining town in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. Its history is closely tied to the pits and the mining communities that grew up around them, and that legacy still shapes the town’s streets, community clubs and green spaces.
Today Hemsworth feels like a working market town with a strong local identity: much of the economy has shifted to retail, services and light industry, and many residents commute to larger centres such as Wakefield and Leeds. Surrounded by former pit villages and agricultural land, it retains a sense of community cohesion and ongoing local regeneration efforts.
Postcode districts covering Hemsworth
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 17 miles
- Leeds 15.2 miles
- Bradford 20.7 miles
- Huddersfield 18.2 miles
- Rotherham 12.7 miles
- Doncaster 11.7 miles
- Wakefield 7.8 miles
- Halifax 22.9 miles
- Barnsley 5.8 miles
- Castleford 7.5 miles
- Morley 13.8 miles
- Dewsbury 12.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fitzwilliam and Kinsley Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Brierley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- South Hiendley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- South Kirkby Built-up area 1.8 miles
- South Kirkby and Moorthorpe Parish 1.9 miles
- Ackworth Moor Top Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton Ward 2 miles
- South Elmsall and South Kirkby Ward 2.4 miles
- Badsworth Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Havercroft and Ryhill Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Ryhill Parish 2.6 miles
- Hessle and Hill Top Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Hemsworth
WF9 4RF, WF9 4RL, WF9 4JS, WF9 4HE, WF9 5HY, WF9 4RY, WF9 4RR, WF9 4EH, WF9 4NP … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 17 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 21.4 miles
- Fitzwilliam Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Moorthorpe Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Hemsworth Ad
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Burntwood Court Hotel 1.6 miles
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- Travelodge Barnsley 3 5.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3 7.5 miles
- Kings Croft Hotel 4.9 miles
- ibis Wakefield East-Castleford 3 6.9 miles
- The Darrington 3 5.5 miles
- Best Western Hotel St Pierre 3 6.3 miles
Schools in Hemsworth
- Grove Lea Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Helen's CE Primary School Primary
- West End Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Nostell Priory Country house 3.1 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.1 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 6 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 6.3 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 6.8 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 7.4 miles
- Stanley Library Library 8.5 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 8.7 miles
- Outwood Library Library 8.9 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 9.2 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 9.3 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 12.2 miles