Wansford
Wansford is a Village in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
Wansford postcode: YO25 8NT
There are great places to visit near Wansford including some great towns, villages and hiking areas.
Beverley, and Bridlington are great places to visit near Wansford if you like towns.
The area around Wansford's best villages can be found at Bempton.
The area around Wansford's best hiking areas can be found at Flamborough Head.
Wansford History
There are some historic monuments around Wansford:
- Site of deserted village of Sunderlandwick
- Market cross
- Site of Watton Gilbertine priory, two possible medieval archery butts and Civil War earthworks
- Eastern bowl barrow of a pair, 350m south east of Springwell Farm
- Bowl barrow on Fox Hill
- Dane's Graves
- Iron Age barrow 400m south east of Station Farm
- Western bowl barrow of a pair, 310m SSE of Springwell Farm
- St Martin's collegiate church and medieval standing cross, Lowthorpe
- Bowl barrow in Lady Boynton's Whin
- Rotsea medieval settlement and field system, 600m south east of Rotsea Manor
- Bowl barrow west of Driffield Beck, 220m south west of King's Mill
- South Side Mount round barrow, 350m north west of Woldgate reservoir
- Burton Agnes 12th-century manor house
- Romano-British villa east of Sandy Lane, 800m north west of Harpham Grange
- Medieval settlement of Pockthorpe at Pockthorpe Hall
- Roman villa site
- Square barrow cemetery, 670m north west of Creyke Farm
- Low Caythorpe deserted medieval village, manorial complex and fishponds
- Barf Hill moated site
- Moated site 310m north east of Scorborough church
- Medieval hall and settlement remains immediately west of St John's Church
- Hayholme moated site
- Earthwork on the Sheepwalk stretching N from Wold Gate for 530yds (480m)
- Rudston Beacon and round barrows to east
- Nunnery Hill and adjacent earthworks, Little Kelk
- Nether Hall moated site and fishpond
- Gallows Hill round barrow
- Moot Hill motte and bailey castle, and site of a medieval moated manor
Places to see near Wansford
Lakes near Wansford
Canals near Wansford
Rivers near Wansford
- Upper Fox Drain Catchment ds of Sherburn STW
- Ouse from R Wharfe to Upper Humber
- Bishop Dike (Trib of Ouse)
- Stillingfleet Beck Source to Ouse
- Mill Dike from Source to Bishop Dike
- Riccall Dam Catchment (trib of Ouse)
- Selby Dam from Conf. Fox Dike and Carr Dike to Ouse
- Ouse Still/fleet bk - Kelfield and Wharfe d/s Ryther
- Fox Dike/Carr Dike from Source to Selby Dam
- Holmes Dike catchment (trib of Ouse)
- Danes Dyke
- Gypsey Race from Source to North Sea
- Barmston Sea Drain / Skipsea Drain to Conf
- Barmston Sea Drain from Skipsea Drain to N Sea
- Gransmoor Drain (Burton Agnes to Lissett Area)
- Earls Dyke from Source to North Sea
- Auburn Beck from Source to North Sea
- Steam Dyke Hornsea Mere to N Sea
- Oldfleet/Wyton/Sproatley Drain from Source to Humber
- Burton Pidsea Drain Lower Catchment
- Fosse drain / Skeffling Drain
- Ottringham Drain from Ottringham Grange to Humber
- Burstwick Drain from Source to Humber
- Humbleton Beck Catchment
- Sands/Keyingham/Roos Dr from Source to Humber
- Winestead Drain from Source to Humber
- Mill Beck 3 (N Cave to High Humsley Area)
- Mill Beck 4 (N and S Newbald Area)
- Mill Beck 2 (Ellerker Area)
- Foulness from Source to Black Beck (South)
- Foulness from Black Beck to Market Weighton Canal
- Wellsprings Drain/Eastburn Beck/Driffield Trout Stream
- Scurf Dike from Source to River Hull
- Skerne Beck
- Nafferton Beck from Source to to Driffield Canal
- Lowthorpe/Kelk/Foston Bks from Source to Frodingham Beck
- Old Howe/Frodingham Beck to R Hull
- West Beck Lower to River Hull
- Garton Wold / Water Forlorns
- Hull from West Beck to Arram Beck
- West Beck Upper
- Mickley Dike Catchment
- Conistone Ganstead Area
- Fleet Drain
- Ella Dyke
- Fordyke Stream Lower to Holderness Dr
- Hull from Arram Beck to Humber
- High Hunsley to Arram Area
- Lambwath Stream from Source to Foredyke Stream
- Scorborough Beck
- Bryan Mills Beck Source to Bryan Mills Farm
- Middleton on the Wolds and Watton Beck
- Holderness Drain from Fordyke Stream to Humber
- Holderness Drain Source to Fordyke Stream
- High Hunsley to Woodmansey Area
- Foredyke Stream Upper
- Catchwater Drain
- Beverley and Barmston Drain
- Bishop Wilton Beck Catch (trib of Blackfoss Beck)
- Birk Lane Drain Catch (trib of Derwent)
- Bielby Beck from Source to Pocklington Beck
- Gowthorpe Beck Catch (trib of Blackfoss Beck)
- Pocklington Beck from Source to Bielby beck
- Lowmoor Drain Catch (trib of Derwent)
- Blackfoss Bk lower Catch (trib of Pocklington Bk)
- Pocklington Beck from Bielby Bk to River Derwent
- Derwent from Elvington Beck to River Ouse
- Fleet Dike catch (trib of Ouse)
- Eastfield Drain Lower to River Hertford
- Sherburn Beck catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Lowdales Beck Catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Black/Crosscliff/Grain Bk from Source to R Derwent
- Ruston Beck catchment (trib of Derwent)
- The Syme form Source to Thornton/Dalby/Staindale
- Ebberston Beck catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Hertford from Source to River Derwent
- Lownorth Beck from Source to River Derwent
- Derwent from Source to Black Beck
- Seamer Drain from Source to River Hertford
- Thornton/Dalby/Staindale from Source to the Syme
- Brompton Beck catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Troutsdale Beck from Source to River Derwent
- Scampston Beck catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Burniston Beck/Sea Cut/Scalby Beck Catch to N Sea
- Derwent from Black Beck to River Rye