Museums · East Midlands
Bawtry
In or near Austerfield.
Bawtry (/ˈbɔtrɪ/) is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Doncaster, 10 miles (16 km) west of Gainsborough and 8 m
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bawtry (/ˈbɔtrɪ/) is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Doncaster, 10 miles (16 km) west of Gainsborough and 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Retford, on the border with Nottinghamshire and close to Lincolnshire. The town was historically divided between the West Riding of Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. Its population of 3,204 in the 2001 UK census increased to 3,573 in 2011, and was put at 3,519 in 2019. Nearby settlements include Austerfield, Everton, Scrooby, Blyth, Bircotes and Tickhill.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Idle Washlands SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bawtry (/ˈbɔtrɪ/) is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Doncaster, 10 miles (16 km) west of Gainsborough and 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Retford, on the border with Nottinghamshire and close to Lincolnshire. The town was historically divided between the West Riding of Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. Its population of 3,204 in the 2001 UK census increased to 3,573 in 2011, and was put at 3,519 in 2019. Nearby settlements include Austerfield, Everton, Scrooby, Blyth, Bircotes and Tickhill.
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Background
History
The origin of the name "Bawtry" is uncertain, but it is thought to contain the Old English words ball ("ball") and trēow ("tree"), so meaning it was a "(place at) ball-shaped tree". It was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, but it appears as Baltry in 1199 and as Bautre on a 1677 map. Bawtry was originally the site of a Roman settlement on Ermine Street between Doncaster and Lincoln. In 616 AD, the Anglo-Saxon King Aethelfrith died in battle against Raedwald, King of East Anglia, by the River Idle at Bawtry. The site in Aethelfrith's time lay in the southern reaches of Northumbria, a dangerous marshy region close to the border with Lindsey and easily accessible from the Kingdom of East…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4278, -1.0167
- District
- Doncaster
- Parish
- Bawtry
- Postcode
- DN10 6SU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
Sources
- wikipedia: Bawtry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bawtry?
- Bawtry is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DN10 6SU), in the parish of Bawtry.
- What is Bawtry?
- Bawtry (/ˈbɔtrɪ/) is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Doncaster, 10 miles (16 km) west of Gainsborough and 8 m
- How do I get to Bawtry?
- Drivers can use postcode DN10 6SU.
- Is Bawtry a protected site?
- Yes — Bawtry is part of the River Idle Washlands SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Bawtry?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DN10 6SU. It sits within the Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme parliamentary constituency.