Barmby on the Marsh
Parish in East Riding of Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.75, -0.956 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 68 28 |
| Population: | 372 |
Barmby on the Marsh is a small civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, set on low-lying reclaimed marshland close to the Humber estuary and the River Ouse. The mix of embanked river channels, drains and salt marsh gives the area a distinctive coastal‑farmland feel and makes it popular with birdwatchers and walkers seeking wide skies and wetland wildlife.
Local life is quietly rural, centred on a small church and village hall, with arable and livestock farming dominating the economy while some residents commute to nearby towns such as Goole and Howden. The parish’s history reflects centuries of marsh reclamation and river trade, and today it’s valued for its landscape, community events and peaceful lanes rather than for any large commercial development.
Postcode districts covering Barmby on the Marsh
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 24.5 miles39.4 km
- York 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Doncaster 17 miles27.3 km
- Wakefield 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Scunthorpe 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Barnsley 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Castleford 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Pontefract 14.9 miles24 km
- Bentley 16.2 miles26 km
- Beverley 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Selby 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 22.2 miles35.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Barmby on the Marsh Built-up area 0 miles0 km
- Long Drax Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Hemingbrough Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Drax Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Newland Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Asselby Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Barlow Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cliffe Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Wressle Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Airmyn Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Camblesforth Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Booth Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Barmby on the Marsh
DN14 7GT, DN14 7HX, DN14 7HT, DN14 7HN, DN14 7HR, DN14 7ZF, DN14 7HH, DN14 7HS, DN14 7HJ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 18.6 miles30 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 29.8 miles48 km
- Wressle Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Howden Railway Station 4.1 miles6.5 km
Hotels near Barmby on the Marsh Ad
- Loftsome Bridge Hotel 1.6 miles2.5 km
- The Briarcroft Wayth Hotels 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Downe Arms 5 miles8 km
- Bay Horse Hotel 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Comus Inn 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Wishingwell 3 4.6 miles7.5 km
- The Parsonage Hotel & Spa 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Owl, Hambleton by Marston's Inns 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
Schools in Barmby on the Marsh
- Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Wentworth College College 14.2 miles22.8 km
- University of York University 14.2 miles22.8 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 14.3 miles23 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Normanby Park Estate 14.9 miles24 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 15.5 miles25 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 16 miles25.8 km