Bawtry is a small historic market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, set on the banks of the River Idle and close to major routes that link it to the A1 corridor. The compact centre is notable for a mix of timber-framed and Georgian buildings clustered around the Market Place and High Street, giving the town a character that attracts visitors from the surrounding countryside and nearby urban centres.
Once a thriving medieval river port and coaching stop, Bawtry prospered on wool, coal and trade but later became quieter as transport patterns changed; remnants of that past survive in old inns and the handsome Bawtry Hall, which has civic and historic associations. Today the town has a largely service‑based, commuter and leisure economy with independent shops, antiques dealers, eateries and strong links to local equestrian and country pursuits, and it serves as a pleasant local hub for surrounding villages and estates.
Postcode districts covering Bawtry
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 17.9 miles
- Mansfield 21.3 miles
- Rotherham 14 miles
- Doncaster 6.7 miles
- Chesterfield 21.3 miles
- Lincoln 24.6 miles
- Scunthorpe 18.5 miles
- Barnsley 19.8 miles
- Castleford 23.5 miles
- Pontefract 20.8 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 24 miles
- Worksop 9.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bawtry Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Austerfield Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Rossington & Bawtry Ward 1.4 miles
- Scaftworth Parish 1.6 miles
- Harworth Ward 1.8 miles
- Harworth Bircotes Parish 1.8 miles
- Harworth and Bircotes Built-up area 2 miles
- Scrooby Built-up area 2 miles
- Misson Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Rossington Parish 2.8 miles
- New Rossington and Rossington Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Tickhill Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Bawtry
DN10 6XD, DN10 6NE, DN10 6SB, DN10 6PA, DN10 6LH, DN10 6PE, DN10 6LW, DN10 6HY, DN10 6JL … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 3.1 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 39.2 miles
- Doncaster Railway Station 7.3 miles
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 8.8 miles
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Schools in Bawtry
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.5 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 5.6 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 6 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 6.2 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 6.3 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 6.8 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8.7 miles
- Clumber House Estate 13.1 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 13.4 miles
- Heynings Priory Historic site 13.5 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 13.9 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 15.5 miles