Gowdall
Parish in East Riding of Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.693, -1.062 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 62 22 |
| Dialling code: | 01757 (Selby) |
Gowdall is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, lying on the low-lying Humberhead Levels close to the River Aire. The flat, reclaimed landscape of drains and dykes gives the area its distinctive character and means the parish has a long history of land drainage and occasional flooding, which has shaped settlement and farming patterns over centuries.
Today the village retains a predominantly agricultural feel, with arable fields and pasture surrounding a compact core, while many residents commute to nearby centres such as Goole and Snaith for work. Socially it is a small, community-minded place where traditional rural life and the landscape’s industrial history around the Humber estuary remain visible in everyday life.
Postcode districts covering Gowdall
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 21.3 miles34.3 km
- York 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Rotherham 22 miles35.5 km
- Doncaster 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Wakefield 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Scunthorpe 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Barnsley 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Castleford 11.8 miles19 km
- Morley 22.4 miles36 km
- Dewsbury 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Batley 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Pontefract 10 miles16.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Gowdall Built-up area 0.2 miles0.2 km
- Hirst Courtney Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Pollington Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Snaith Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Heck Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Great Heck Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Hensall Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Temple Hirst Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Carlton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Camblesforth & Carlton Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Balne Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Snaith and Cowick Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Gowdall
DN14 0AL, DN14 0AS, DN14 0FS, DN14 0AP, DN14 0AQ, DN14 0AE, DN14 0AB, DN14 0AR, DN14 0AX … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 14.8 miles23.7 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 27.2 miles43.8 km
- Snaith Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Hensall Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
Hotels near Gowdall Ad
- The Downe Arms 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 8.7 miles14 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Loftsome Bridge Hotel 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Comus Inn 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bay Horse Hotel 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Owl, Hambleton by Marston's Inns 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Briarcroft Wayth Hotels 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Wishingwell 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
Local points of interest
- Hampole Priory Historic site 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 12 miles19.3 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 12.3 miles19.7 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 13.7 miles22 km