Dinnington, South Yorkshire

Dinnington
Dinnington is located in South Yorkshire
Dinnington
Dinnington
Location within South Yorkshire
Population9,077 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSK5386
• London135 mi (217 km) SSE
Civil parish
  • Dinnington St John's
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHEFFIELD
Postcode districtS25
Dialling code01909
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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53°22′00″N 1°12′00″W / 53.3667°N 1.200°W / 53.3667; -1.200

Dinnington is a town in the civil parish of Dinnington St John's, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. It is near to the towns of Worksop and Rotherham and cities of Sheffield and Doncaster.

Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Dinnington is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Dinnington St John's, which also includes the small satellite hamlets of Throapham and St John's. The Dinnington St John's parish is the most populous constituent of the St John's ward, which also includes the parishes of Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Firbeck, Letwell and Gildingwells. In 2001 this ward had a population of 11,476, with Dinnington St John's itself making up 9,161 of that figure.[2] The population of the ward at the 2011 Census had increased to 12,517.[3] Dinnington is about 330 feet (101 m) above sea level.

  1. ^ "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Rotherham Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 August 2009
  3. ^ "Rotherham MBC Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2016.