Wetwang
Built-up area in East Riding of Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.019, -0.579 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 93 58 |
| Population: | 761 |
| Dialling code: | 01377 (Driffield) |
Wetwang is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, set on the rolling chalk of the Yorkshire Wolds a few miles from the market town of Driffield. The surrounding landscape is agricultural and popular for countryside walks, with the village itself sitting amid farms, hedgerows and narrow lanes rather than industry.
Its name is famously odd and debated - most place‑name scholars favour an Old Norse or Old English origin meaning something like "wet field" - and the locality is notable for nearby archaeological finds, including Iron Age remains at Wetwang Slack. Today Wetwang retains a small, rural community character, sustained largely by farming, local services and commuting, with a village pub and occasional community events reflecting traditional Wolds life.
Postcode districts covering Wetwang
Most populated places nearby
- Kingston upon Hull 20.2 miles
- York 21 miles
- Scarborough 17.6 miles
- Bridlington 16.3 miles
- Beverley 13.8 miles
- Goole 24.9 miles
- Brough and Elloughton 19.8 miles
- Driffield 5.9 miles
- Haxby 20 miles
- Barton-upon-Humber 23.7 miles
- Hedon 24.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Driffield and Rural Ward 2.2 miles
- Tibthorpe Parish 2.2 miles
- Fimber Parish 2.7 miles
- Sledmere Parish 2.9 miles
- Garton Parish 3.1 miles
- Garton-on-the-Wolds Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Huggate Parish 3.3 miles
- Fridaythorpe Built-up area 3.5 miles
- North Dalton Parish 4.3 miles
- Kirkburn Parish 4.5 miles
- Bainton Parish 4.5 miles
- Cottam Parish 4.8 miles
Example postcodes in Wetwang
YO25 9YE, YO25 9XF, YO25 9YA, YO25 9XL, YO25 9XJ, YO25 9XQ, YO25 9XU, YO25 9XN, YO25 9BP … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 41 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 45.2 miles
- Driffield Railway Station 6.1 miles
- Hutton Cranswick Railway Station 7.4 miles
Hotels near Wetwang Ad
- Hotel Forty One 5.7 miles
- Wolds Village Hotel 4 4 miles
- The Highfield House 4 5.7 miles
- The Red Lion 3 5.6 miles
- The Kilnwick Percy Resort and Golf Club 9 miles
- The Star Inn 3 7.6 miles
Schools in Wetwang
- Wetwang C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wolds Way Lavender Gardens 10.2 miles
- The Walled Garden Gardens 11.2 miles
- Eden Camp Museum 12.3 miles
- Beverley Racecourse Recreation 13 miles
- Sand Hutton Hall Estate 14.4 miles
- Castle Howard Estate 14.7 miles
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 14.9 miles
- Castle Howard Country house 15.1 miles
- Star Carr Archaeological site 15.1 miles
- Meaux Abbey Historic site 15.7 miles
- North Beach Beach 17.2 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 17.9 miles