Scawsby is a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England on the A635, close to the A1(M). It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is about 2 miles north-west of Central Doncaster. Scawthorpe, Marr, Cusworth, Sprotbrough and Bentley are neighbouring villages. The local parish church in the village is the . It is in the civil parish of Sprotbrough and Cusworth, which had a population of 12,166, decreasing slightly to 12,134 at the 2011 Census. Cusworth Hall is located there. Listed buildings in the village include 17th century Scawsby Hall and a Tudor cottage.