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Aslockton

Aslockton is an English village and civil parish 12 miles (19 km) east of Nottingham and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Bingham, on the north bank of the River Smite opposite Whatton-in-the-Vale.

The place

Aslockton is an English village and civil parish 12 miles (19 km) east of Nottingham and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Bingham, on the north bank of the River Smite opposite Whatton-in-the-Vale. The parish is also adjacent to Scarrington, Thoroton and Orston and within the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. The population was recorded as 974 in the 2011 census, doubling to 1,937 at the 2021 census.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Aslockton

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Aslockton Castle

    Aslockton Castle is a ruined fortification, a motte-and-bailey castle, in the village of Aslockton, Nottinghamshire. The original name of the settlement was Aslachetone, which suggests a possible Norse origin; it was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was described as a large settlement.

    600 m · motte-and-bailey castle in Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    St Mary's Church, Car Colston

    St Mary's Church, Car Colston is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Car Colston.

    3.8 km · Grade I listed church in Car Colston, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    St Wilfrid's Church, Screveton

    St Wilfrid's Church, Screveton is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Screveton.

    3.8 km · Grade I listed church in Screveton, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Hawksworth

    The Church of St Mary and All Saints, Hawksworth, is the Church of England parish church in Hawksworth, Nottinghamshire. It is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

    3.9 km · church in Hawksworth, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    St. Helena's Church, Thoroton

    St Helena's Church, Thoroton is the Church of England parish church of Thoroton, Nottinghamshire, England. The building is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as of outstanding architectural interest.

    3.7 km · Grade I listed church in Thoroton, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    St. Thomas' Church, Aslockton

    St. Thomas' Church, Aslockton is a late 19th-century Church of England parish church in the village of Aslockton, Nottinghamshire.

    500 m · grade II listed church in Aslockton, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Church of St. John of Beverley, Scarrington

    The Church of St John of Beverley is a 13th-century parish church of the Church of England, in the village of Scarrington, Nottinghamshire. It has been Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

    1.9 km · grade II listed church in Scarrington, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Church of St. John of Beverley, Whatton

    The Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton is a parish church in the Church of England in Whatton-in-the-Vale, Nottinghamshire, dedicated to St John of Beverley. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

    500 m · church in Whatton-in-the-Vale, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill

    St Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill is a parish church in the Church of England in Elton on the Hill, Nottinghamshire. It is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of special architectural interest.

    2.9 km · grade II listed church in Elton on the Hill, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Bingham

    The Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Bingham, is the parish church of Bingham in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England.

    3.3 km · Grade I listed church in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Aslockton

Airports
East Midlands (EMA), 32 km · Birmingham (BHX), 79 km · Manchester (MAN), 102 km
Stations
Elton and Orston railway station, 3 km · Aslockton railway station, 200 m · Bingham railway station, 3.5 km
  • Birmingham, West Midlands → Aslockton
    86 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · £9–12
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester → Aslockton
    107 km · quickest by road, 3h 19m · £13–18
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire → Aslockton
    103 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · £12–15
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Aslockton

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Aslockton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inMotorists have two choices to enter England from outside Great Britain, by various car ferry routes, or the Channel Tunnel.
  • Get inThere are only limited car ferry services connecting Ireland directly with England.
  • Get inAlternatively it is possible to take a ferry from Ireland to Wales or Scotland and then continue the journey by road to England.
  • Go nextWales — to the west of England, with its own language and culture Scotland — pristine nature and highlands to the north Isle of Man — picturesque island nation perfect for outdoor pursuits Ireland and Northern Ireland — fascinating history and cultures a short ferry ride away France, Belgium, and the Netherlands — all accessible by direct high-speed rail from London

From Wikivoyage: England, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    253 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    324 km
  3. 03
    VlielandNL

    10 ways of moving, 47 sources

    394 km
  4. 04
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    401 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    436 km

If you know how people move in Aslockton – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Aslockton

Aslockton is 17 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Binghamtown in Nottinghamshire, England, UK3.6 km
  • Hawksworthvillage in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England3.9 km
  • Whatton-in-the-Valevillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK700 m
  • Scarringtonvillage and civil parish in Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England1.9 km
  • Flinthamvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK3.7 km
  • Orstonvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK2.2 km