Eastoft
Parish in North Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.638, -0.786 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 80 16 |
| Population: | 431 |
Eastoft is a small village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, sitting on the northern edge of the Isle of Axholme amid the low-lying fenland of Hatfield Chase. The landscape is defined by a tight network of drains, dykes and reedbeds and its proximity to waterways such as the River Trent, giving the area a distinctive flat, open character popular with walkers and birdwatchers.
Traditionally an agricultural community, Eastoft retains a quiet, village feel with a parish church, village hall and seasonal community events; its history is shaped by 17th-century drainage schemes and later peat and arable industries. The settlement is a short distance from neighbouring centres such as Crowle, and although once linked into local light railway networks that moved agricultural produce, today it is primarily residential and farming-focused while still attracting visitors for its fenland heritage.
Postcode districts covering Eastoft
Most populated places nearby
- Kingston upon Hull 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Doncaster 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Scunthorpe 6.8 miles11 km
- Castleford 23.6 miles38.1 km
- Pontefract 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Bentley 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Beverley 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Selby 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Retford 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Gainsborough 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Goole 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Brough and Elloughton 11.1 miles17.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Eastoft Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Axholme North Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Luddington and Haldenby Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Crowle Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Crowle and Ealand Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Garthorpe Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Ealand Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Garthorpe and Fockerby Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Twin Rivers Parish 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Amcotts Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Keadby Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Reedness Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Eastoft
DN17 4PQ, DN17 4PH, DN14 8EB, DN17 4PT, DN17 4PY, DN17 4PR, DN17 4JU, DN17 4PA, DN17 4PN … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 39 miles62.8 km
- Crowle Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Althorpe Railway Station 4.2 miles6.8 km
Hotels near Eastoft Ad
- The Reindeer Inn 6.4 miles10.3 km
- San Pietro Hotel & Restaurant 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Briarcroft Wayth Hotels 6.2 miles10 km
- The Grosvenor Free House 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Royal Hotel 2 6.1 miles9.8 km
- 42 Apart-Hotel 6.2 miles9.9 km
Schools in Eastoft
- Eastoft C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Glanford Park Stadium 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Normanby Park Estate 5.6 miles9 km
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 9.3 miles15 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 15.1 miles24.2 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Boothferry Park Stadium 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Kingston Communications Stadium Stadium 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 18.8 miles30.3 km