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 miles27.4 km
- Leeds 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Bradford 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Huddersfield 18.2 miles29.4 km
- Rotherham 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Doncaster 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Wakefield 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Halifax 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Barnsley 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Castleford 7.5 miles12 km
- Morley 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Dewsbury 12.5 miles20 km
Neighbouring places
- Fitzwilliam and Kinsley Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Brierley Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- South Hiendley Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- South Kirkby Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- South Kirkby and Moorthorpe Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Ackworth Moor Top Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- South Elmsall and South Kirkby Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Badsworth Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Havercroft and Ryhill Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Ryhill Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hessle and Hill Top Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Hemsworth
WF9 4RR, WF9 4SN, WF9 4DB, WF9 4AH, WF9 4HF, WF9 5LR, WF9 5HZ, WF9 4JB, WF9 4TS … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 17 miles27.3 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Fitzwilliam Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Moorthorpe Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
Hotels near Hemsworth Ad
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Kings Croft Hotel 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Burntwood Court Hotel 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Holmfield Arms 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Churchill's Hotel 2 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Hotel St Pierre, Sure Hotel Collection 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 8.1 miles13.1 km
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 miles4.9 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 6 miles9.7 km
- Oakwell Stadium 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 6.8 miles11 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 7.4 miles12 km
- Stanley Library Library 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 8.7 miles14 km
- Outwood Library Library 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 9.3 miles15 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 12.2 miles19.6 km