Southwell
Southwell is a minster and market town, and a civil parish, in the district of Newark and Sherwood, in Nottinghamshire, England.
Southwell is a minster and market town, and a civil parish, in the district of Newark and Sherwood, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is home to Southwell Minster, a grade-I listed structure and the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. The population of the town was recorded at 7,491 in the 2021 census.
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Worth seeing in and around Southwell
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.
- 01Southwell Minster
Southwell Minster, strictly since 1884 Southwell Cathedral, and formally the Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Church of England cathedral in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and the mother church of the diocese of Southwell and Nottingham; it is governed by a dean and chapter.
200 m · Grade I listed cathedral in Southwell, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It covers all the English county of Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire.
100 m · diocese of the Church of England · Wikipedia - 03St John of Jerusalem's Church, Winkburn
St John of Jerusalem's Church, Winkburn is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Winkburn.
4.5 km · church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Priory Church of St. Peter, Thurgarton
The Priory Church of St Peter, Thurgarton is a former house of Canons Regular or "Black Canons" and now a Church of England church in Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, England. St Peter's is a Grade I listed building.
4.8 km · church in Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church, Bleasby is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Bleasby, Nottinghamshire.
4.7 km · grade II listed church in Bleasby, Nottingham, UK · Wikipedia - 06St Michael the Archangel's Church, Halam
St Michael the Archangel's Church, Halam is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Halam, Nottinghamshire.
2.7 km · church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Holy Trinity Church, Rolleston
Holy Trinity Church, Rolleston is a parish church in the Church of England in Rolleston, Nottinghamshire.
4.3 km · church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08St James' Church, Halloughton
St James' Church, Halloughton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Halloughton.
2.4 km · church in Halloughton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Holy Trinity Church, Southwell
Holy Trinity Church, Southwell is a parish church in the Church of England in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
600 m · grade II listed church in Southwell, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10St Denis' Church, Morton
St Denis' Church, Morton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Morton, Nottinghamshire.
3.7 km · church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Southwell
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 37 km · Birmingham (BHX), 88 km · Manchester (MAN), 93 km
- Stations
- Thurgarton railway station, 5.5 km · Bleasby railway station, 4.1 km · Rolleston railway station, 4 km · Fiskerton railway station, 3.5 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Southwell92 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · £10–13
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Southwell96 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · £12–15
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Southwell89 km · quickest by road, 2h · £10–13
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Southwell
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 Southwell. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- 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.
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Next door to Southwell
Southwell is 19 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Newark and Sherwoodlocal government district in Nottinghamshire, England2.5 km
- Halloughtonvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK2.8 km
- Thurgartonvillage and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, UK4.3 km
- Halamvillage and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, UK2.3 km
- Edingleyvillage in Nottinghamshire, England, UK3.3 km
- Bleasbyvillage and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, UK4.4 km