Wroot
Parish in North Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.507, -0.918 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 71 01 |
| Population: | 455 |
Wroot is a small, quietly rural parish in North Lincolnshire, set on the low-lying farmland of the Isle of Axholme. The landscape is defined by flat fields, drainage ditches and a network of drains created when the marshes around Hatfield Chase were reorganised in the 17th century, so agriculture - arable and some livestock - remains the dominant local economy and character.
Socially the village feels like a close-knit farming community with the focus of village life around the small parish church, former school buildings and a village hall; there are a few older, often listed buildings that hint at a long rural history. Its quiet character, strong agricultural ties and the legacy of large-scale drainage and land reclamation give Wroot a distinct sense of place within the wider North Lincolnshire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Wroot
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Rotherham 19.3 miles31 km
- Doncaster 8.1 miles13 km
- Lincoln 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Scunthorpe 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Barnsley 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Castleford 23 miles37 km
- Pontefract 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Worksop 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Bentley 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Staveley 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Selby 19.9 miles32 km
Neighbouring places
- Wroot Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Westwoodside Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Blaxton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Axholme South Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Haxey Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Finningley Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Epworth Built-up area 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Auckley Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Hatfield Woodhouse Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Cantley Parish 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Misson Built-up area 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Axholme Central Ward 4.6 miles7.4 km
Example postcodes in Wroot
DN9 2BZ, DN9 2BX, DN9 2BW, DN9 1FJ, DN9 2BU, DN9 2EJ, DN9 2BF, DN9 2BJ, DN9 2BH … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 4 miles6.4 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 39.2 miles63.1 km
- Thorne South Railway Station 6.8 miles11 km
- Crowle Railway Station 7 miles11.3 km
Hotels near Wroot Ad
- Best Western Premier Doncaster Mount Pleasant Hotel 4 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Reindeer Inn 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Hickman Hill Hotel 2 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Bawtrys 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 7.4 miles11.9 km
Schools in Wroot
- Wroot Travis Charity C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 7.3 miles11.8 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8 miles12.9 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 8 miles13 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Heynings Priory Historic site 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Normanby Park Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 14.8 miles23.7 km