Museums · Yorkshire & the Humber
Wrawby
In or near Barnetby le Wold.
Wrawby — a museum in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Brigg · 2.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Wrawby is a museum in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Wrawby is a museum located in Yorkshire. It showcases local history and culture, offering insights into the area's heritage.
AI-generated from the structured facts on this page (operator, designation, listing, era). Not a substitute for visiting.
Background
History
The village is shown as "Waregebi" in the Domesday Book, a name thought to derive from Old Danish, meaning "Wraghi's farmstead". Alternatively it may derive from the Norse warg, which means wolf, or be related to an old Swedish dialect word "vrage", meaning "mooring post". Domesday Book records that the village consisted of a church with a priest and farmland, meadow land and woodland. The oldest surviving building is the Church of St Mary, which is probably Anglo-Saxon in origin. The current structure has a 13th-century tower and pillars. The font is 14th-century with a carved Jacobean cover. The advowson of the church was donated to Clare Hall, Cambridge by Elizabeth de Burgo in 1348.…
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- Coordinates
- 53.5642, -0.4617
- District
- North Lincolnshire
- Parish
- Wrawby
- Postcode
- DN20 8TG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Nearest railway station
- Brigg — 2.3 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Wrawby (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Wrawby Post Windmill
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Brigg
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Brigg War Memorial
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Elsham Hall
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Barnetby le Wold
Towns & cities · 3.9 km
Holcombe Guest House
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Elsham
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wrawby?
- Wrawby is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode DN20 8TG), in the parish of Wrawby.
- What is Wrawby?
- Wrawby — a museum in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Wrawby?
- The nearest railway station is Brigg, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode DN20 8TG.
- Is Wrawby a protected site?
- Yes — Wrawby is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Wrawby?
- The nearest railway station is Brigg, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DN20 8TG.