Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Doncaster · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Balby, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Balby map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Balby |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Doncaster |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.502947 |
| Longitude | -1.154768 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Balby unfolds as a quiet suburban expanse within the Doncaster district, its character shaped by the gentle sweep of South Yorkshire's land. It lies 2.7 km south-west of Doncaster (from Doncaster: bearing 214°T, OS grid SE 561 010), and is situated east-north-east of Warmsworth village. The roads here often carry the soft hum of everyday life, a subtle counterpoint to the wider world, with residential streets giving way to open spaces where the sky feels expansive. The soil, a humble loam, has long supported a life of quiet industry and domesticity, its green verges catching the diffused light that filters through the English clouds. Balby possesses a certain unpretentious charm, a place where everyday routines are performed with a steady grace.
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Explore Balby, South Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.502947, -1.154768. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |