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 miles29.7 km
- York 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Doncaster 19.9 miles32 km
- Wakefield 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Harrogate 22 miles35.5 km
- Scunthorpe 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Barnsley 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Castleford 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Morley 21 miles33.7 km
- Dewsbury 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Batley 23 miles37 km
- Pontefract 11.9 miles19.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Wistow Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Selby West Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Cawood Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Barlby & Riccall Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Kelfield Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Riccall Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Selby Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Barlby Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Cawood & Escrick Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Barlby with Osgodby Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Selby East Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Thorpe Willoughby Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Wistow
YO8 3XE, YO8 3XL, YO8 3UW, YO8 3UR, YO8 3PN, YO8 3XP, YO8 3XF, YO8 3YW, YO8 3WJ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 23 miles37 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Selby Railway Station 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Church Fenton Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
Hotels near Wistow Ad
- Bay Horse Hotel 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Parsonage Hotel & Spa 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Owl, Hambleton by Marston's Inns 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Roomzzz York City 4 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Loftsome Bridge Hotel 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Wheatlands Lodge Hotel 3 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro York 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- The Wishingwell 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Ibis York Centre 3 9.9 miles15.9 km
Schools in Wistow
- Wistow Parochial C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 3.8 miles6.1 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Wentworth College College 9.5 miles15.3 km
- University of York University 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 9.7 miles15.7 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 11 miles17.7 km
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Saw Wood Forest 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles22.3 km