Harlington is a village in the civil parish of Barnburgh in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The village lies less than a mile from the adjoining village of Barnburgh and the parish contains both villages. According to the 2001 census, Harlington had a population of 1,979, increasing to 2,297 at the 2011 Census. The village is located about 3 mi (by road) north of Mexborough, 2 mi east of Goldthorpe and about 8 mi west of Doncaster. Doncaster itself lies about 200 mi north of London. Rachael Wooding, a performer in the musical theatre who toured in the title role of Evita in 2009, was born in Harlington.