Wroot
Built-up area in North Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.533, -0.927 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SE 71 04 |
| Population: | 455 |
| Dialling code: | 01302 (Doncaster) |
Wroot is a small village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, tucked into the low-lying agricultural landscape of the Isle of Axholme. The area is notable for its reclaimed peat and marshland, with a network of drains and dykes laid out during the 17th-century drainage schemes that reshaped the local countryside around the River Trent and turned wet fen into rich farmland.
Today Wroot retains a quietly rural character: farming remains important to the local economy and the village keeps a close-knit community feel with village events and parish life. It sits close to other small communities such as Haxey and Epworth, the latter well known for its Methodist connections, so residents and visitors often combine local history, wildlife-watching and country walks.
Postcode districts covering Wroot
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 24.2 miles39 km
- Rotherham 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Doncaster 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Scunthorpe 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Barnsley 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Castleford 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Pontefract 19 miles30.6 km
- Worksop 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Bentley 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Selby 18 miles29 km
- Chapeltown and High Green 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Retford 14.8 miles23.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Hatfield Woodhouse Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Hatfield Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Blaxton Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- West End Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Axholme South Ward 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Belton Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Westwoodside Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Axholme Central Ward 4 miles6.5 km
- Epworth Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Cantley Parish 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Auckley Built-up area 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Dunscroft and Hatfield Built-up area 4.5 miles7.3 km
Example postcodes in Wroot
DN9 2BL, DN7 6DT, DN9 2BX, DN9 2BW, DN9 2BZ, DN9 2BP, DN9 2BF, DN9 2DA, DN9 2BY … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 37.8 miles60.8 km
- Thorne South Railway Station 5 miles8 km
- Hatfield and Stainforth Railway Station 5.5 miles8.9 km
Hotels near Wroot Ad
- The Reindeer Inn 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 4 miles6.5 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 7.4 miles12 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 8 miles12.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Bawtrys 8.1 miles13 km
- Toby Carvery Doncaster by Innkeeper's Collection 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
Schools in Wroot
- Wroot Travis Charity C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 7 miles11.2 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8 miles12.9 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Normanby Park Estate 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Heynings Priory Historic site 14.6 miles23.5 km