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Bawtry

Bawtry is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England.

Bawtry
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The place

Bawtry is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Doncaster, 10 miles (16 km) west of Gainsborough and 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Retford, on the border with Nottinghamshire and close to Lincolnshire. The town was historically divided between the West Riding of Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. Its population of 3,204 in the 2001 UK census increased to 3,573 in 2011, and was put at 3,519 in 2019. Nearby settlements include Austerfield, Everton, Scrooby, Blyth, Bircotes and Tickhill.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Bawtry

8 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
    Serlby Hall

    Serlby Hall is a grade I listed 18th century mansion and estate in Nottinghamshire, England, located 7 miles north-east of Worksop. It is constructed of red brick and ashlar with a hipped slate roof.

    3.8 km · Grade I listed building in Bassetlaw, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    All Saints' Church, Mattersey

    All Saints' Church, Mattersey is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Mattersey.

    5 km · church in Bassetlaw, UK · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Holy Trinity Church, Everton

    Holy Trinity Church, Everton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Everton, Nottinghamshire.

    4 km · church in Everton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Old Town Hall, Bawtry

    The Old Town Hall is a former municipal building in the Market Place in Bawtry, a town in South Yorkshire, in England.

    400 m · town hall in Bawtry, South Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Church of St Nicholas

    The Church of St Nicholas, is an Anglican church in the town of Bawtry, South Yorkshire, England. Due to the proximity of the church to the wharves on the River Idle in Bawtry, the church is dedicated to St Nicholas, the patron Saint of seafarers.

    200 m · church in Bawtry, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Church of St Helena

    The Church of St Helena is an Anglican church in the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bawtry with Austerfield, in South Yorkshire, England. The church is known for its links to the Pilgrim Fathers being the baptismal place of William Bradford and where he worshipped as a child.

    2 km · church in Austerfield, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    St Wilfrid's Church, Scrooby

    St Wilfrid's Church, Scrooby is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Scrooby. The church was built in the 15th century and was restored in 1864 after many years of disrepair.

    2.1 km · church in Bassetlaw, UK · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Mattersey Hall

    Mattersey Hall was a Christian College with the vision: 'to help form the next generation of Christian leaders.' Mattersey Hall was the main training centre for the Assemblies of God in Great Britain, located in Mattersey, near Retford, in Nottinghamshire, England. It was also the home of the National Ministry Centre of British Assemblies of God.

    5.1 km · bible college in Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bawtry

Airports
Leeds Bradford (LBA), 65 km · East Midlands (EMA), 70 km · Manchester (MAN), 84 km
Stations
Doncaster Sheffield Airport, 5.3 km
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire → Bawtry
    54 km · quickest by road, 1h 13m · £6–8
  • Nottingham, Leicestershire → Bawtry
    54 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · £5–7
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester → Bawtry
    81 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · £9–12
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Bawtry

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 Bawtry. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    305 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    353 km
  3. 03
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    357 km
  4. 04
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    391 km
  5. 05
    VlielandNL

    10 ways of moving, 47 sources

    398 km

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Around it

Next door to Bawtry

Bawtry is 30 km from Sheffield, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Bassetlawnorthernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England5.4 km
  • Scroobyvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK2 km
  • Austerfieldvillage and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England, UK1.8 km
  • Ranskillvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK5.3 km
  • Torworthvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK5.3 km
  • Matterseyvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK4.9 km