Walkerith
Parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.427, -0.811 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 79 92 |
| Dialling code: | 01427 (Gainsborough) |
Walkerith is a tiny rural civil parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, situated beside the River Trent a short distance from Gainsborough. It occupies low‑lying river meadows and gravel terraces typical of the Trent corridor, so land use is largely agricultural with a dispersed pattern of farms and a small cluster of dwellings.
Historically the settlement’s life and economy were shaped by the river, with riverside trade, ferries and local drainage and flood‑management practices leaving visible marks on the landscape. Today Walkerith retains a quiet, village‑scale social character, appreciated for its riverside wildlife and walking countryside while relying on nearby towns such as Gainsborough for most services.
Postcode districts covering Walkerith
Most populated places nearby
- Rotherham 23 miles37 km
- Doncaster 14 miles22.6 km
- Lincoln 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Scunthorpe 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Newark-on-Trent 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Worksop 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Bentley 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Retford 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Gainsborough 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Goole 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Brough and Elloughton 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Dinnington 17.1 miles27.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Morton Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- East Stockwith Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Walkeringham Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- West Stockwith Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Misterton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Beckingham Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Gainsborough North Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Thonock Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Gainsborough Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Saundby Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Gainsborough South-West Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Wildsworth Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Walkerith
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 46.1 miles74.3 km
- Gainsborough Central Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Gainsborough Lea Road Railway Station 3.3 miles5.4 km
Hotels near Walkerith Ad
- Hickman Hill Hotel 2 2.5 miles4 km
- Thonock Park B&B 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The Reindeer Inn 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Rooms at the Inn 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Best Western Plus West Retford Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Ye Olde Bell Hotel & Spa 4 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Bawtrys 8.6 miles13.9 km
- The Herbalist Rooms 9 miles14.5 km
Local points of interest
- Heynings Priory Historic site 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 12 miles19.3 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.4 miles21.6 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 13.7 miles22 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles22 km
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 15.4 miles24.9 km
- Normanby Park Estate 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Clumber House Estate 16.2 miles26 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 16.6 miles26.8 km