Wistow
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.81, -1.097 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 59 35 |
| Dialling code: | 01757 (Selby) |
The civil parish of Wistow sits in rural North Yorkshire, a few miles from the market town of Selby and within easy reach of York. It is largely agricultural, with mixed arable fields, pasture and smallholdings that shape the landscape and local economy.
Wistow has a quiet, close-knit community centred on a village hall and parish church, with occasional fetes and local events and good walking country along lanes and the nearby River Ouse. Its long history is visible in older cottages and farm buildings; many residents commute to nearby towns while others work in farming and small enterprises.
Postcode districts covering Wistow
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 18.4 miles
- York 10.2 miles
- Doncaster 19.9 miles
- Wakefield 19.1 miles
- Harrogate 22 miles
- Scunthorpe 24.2 miles
- Barnsley 22.8 miles
- Castleford 11.9 miles
- Morley 21 miles
- Dewsbury 23.3 miles
- Batley 23 miles
- Pontefract 11.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wistow Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Selby West Ward 1.6 miles
- Cawood Built-up area 2 miles
- Barlby & Riccall Ward 2.1 miles
- Kelfield Parish 2.2 miles
- Riccall Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Selby Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Barlby Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Cawood & Escrick Ward 2.4 miles
- Barlby with Osgodby Parish 2.6 miles
- Selby East Ward 2.6 miles
- Thorpe Willoughby Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Wistow
YO8 3UW, YO8 3UR, YO8 3US, YO8 3UZ, YO8 3XQ, YO8 3YW, YO8 3QU, YO8 3UL, YO8 3XF … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 23 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.3 miles
- Selby Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Church Fenton Railway Station 5.4 miles
Hotels near Wistow Ad
- Bay Horse Hotel 2.1 miles
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 8.3 miles
- The Parsonage Hotel & Spa 4 5.2 miles
- Owl, Hambleton by Marston's Inns 4 4 miles
- Roomzzz York City 4 9.7 miles
- Loftsome Bridge Hotel 7.7 miles
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 9.8 miles
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro York 4 9.9 miles
- The Wishingwell 3 3.3 miles
- Ibis York Centre 3 9.9 miles
Schools in Wistow
- Wistow Parochial C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 3.8 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 3.8 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles
- Wentworth College College 9.5 miles
- University of York University 9.6 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 9.7 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 10.3 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 11 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 11 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 12.2 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 13.3 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles