Woodsetts is a small village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, nestled on the northern edge of South Yorkshire close to the border with Nottinghamshire. It sits within a pleasant mix of farmland and suburban ribbon development and is handy for the M1, making it a commuter-friendly spot for people travelling to Sheffield, Rotherham or nearby Worksop.
The settlement retains a compact historic core of cottages and a parish church alongside more modern housing, with local shops, a primary school, pubs and a village hall forming the social heart. Economically it is largely residential with some agriculture around the edges, and the community is active - parish council initiatives, clubs and annual events help preserve a strong village identity despite the pressures of nearby urban areas.
Postcode districts covering Woodsetts
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 11.8 miles
- Mansfield 13.9 miles
- Rotherham 10 miles
- Doncaster 12.4 miles
- Chesterfield 13 miles
- Barnsley 19.2 miles
- Pontefract 24.5 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 16 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 24.2 miles
- Worksop 3.4 miles
- Arnold 24 miles
- Bentley 13.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Woodsetts Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Gildingwells Parish 1.2 miles
- Wallingwells Parish 1.2 miles
- Shireoaks Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Anston & Woodsetts Ward 1.7 miles
- North and South Anston Parish 1.7 miles
- Letwell Parish 1.8 miles
- Worksop North Ward 2.1 miles
- Carlton in Lindrick Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Worksop North West Ward 2.2 miles
- Dinnington St. John's Parish 2.3 miles
- South Anston Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Woodsetts
S81 8SL, S81 8QG, S81 8SF, S81 8RD, S81 8RQ, S81 8QH, S81 8RZ, S81 8RF, S81 8SU … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 11.5 miles
- East Midlands Airport 36.2 miles
- Shireoaks Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Kiveton Park Railway Station 3 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 9.6 miles
Hotels near Woodsetts Ad
- Lock Keeper, Worksop by Marston's Inns 2.6 miles
- Premier Inn Worksop 3 2.8 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sheffield M1 3 5.1 miles
- Lion Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- The Red Lion Inn 4 3.7 miles
- Aston Hall Hotel 3 5.3 miles
- The Station Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Wildes Inns 4 5.3 miles
- Gulliver's Valley, M1, JCT 31 5.5 miles
- The Angel Inn (Blyth) 5 miles
Schools in Woodsetts
- Woodsetts Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 3.9 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 6.7 miles
- Clumber House Estate 7.9 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 10.1 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.8 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 11 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 11.1 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 11.3 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 11.5 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 11.8 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 12.4 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles