Bawtry is a small historic market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Sitting on the banks of the River Idle and close to the A1, it prospered in medieval and early modern times as a trading quay and coaching stop on the Great North Road; the town centre still shows a tight network of Georgian and timber-framed buildings around a traditional market area.
Today Bawtry has a relaxed, slightly upmarket feel with independent shops, antique dealers, pubs and cafés, and several converted warehouses and offices; many residents commute to Doncaster or further afield, yet the town keeps a lively calendar of community events and a strong sense of local history. Pleasant surrounding countryside and good road links make it a handy base for exploring the southern edge of Yorkshire.
Postcode districts covering Bawtry
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 18.2 miles
- Mansfield 21 miles
- Rotherham 14.3 miles
- Doncaster 7.3 miles
- Chesterfield 21.4 miles
- Lincoln 24.1 miles
- Scunthorpe 18.4 miles
- Barnsley 20.3 miles
- Castleford 24.1 miles
- Pontefract 21.4 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 23.8 miles
- Worksop 9.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Austerfield Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Scaftworth Parish 1.1 miles
- Scrooby Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Harworth Ward 1.8 miles
- Harworth Bircotes Parish 1.8 miles
- Rossington & Bawtry Ward 2 miles
- Harworth and Bircotes Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Misson Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Everton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Ranskill Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Rossington Parish 3.3 miles
- Styrrup with Oldcotes Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Bawtry
DN10 6JB, DN10 6SU, DN10 6QE, DN10 6JU, DN10 6RW, DN10 6PH, DN10 6JX, DN10 6NH, DN10 6RJ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 3.4 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 39.8 miles
- Doncaster Railway Station 7.9 miles
- Retford Rail Station 8.7 miles
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Schools in Bawtry
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 6.1 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 6.6 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 6.7 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 6.8 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 7 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 9.3 miles
- Clumber House Estate 12.8 miles
- Heynings Priory Historic site 13 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 13.7 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 13.9 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 16 miles