Welcome to Whitgift

Whitgift is a small village located in the North Yorkshire region of England. It is situated on the banks of the River Ouse and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village is known for its picturesque scenery and is a popular destination for tourists who want to experience the natural beauty of the area.

One of the main attractions in Whitgift is the St. Mary's Church, which dates back to the 12th century. The church is a beautiful example of Norman architecture and is known for its stunning stained glass windows. Visitors can also explore the churchyard, which is home to a number of historic graves and monuments.

Another popular attraction in Whitgift is the local pub, The Ferry Inn. The pub is located on the banks of the River Ouse and offers stunning views of the surrounding countryside. It is a popular spot for locals and tourists alike, and serves a range of traditional British dishes and local ales. The pub also hosts regular events and live music nights, making it a lively and vibrant spot in the heart of the village.

Local Weather

Partly cloudy

Temp: 6.2°C

Feels Like: 2°C

Wind: 15.9 MPH

Wind Dir: NNW

Local Schools

School	Details
Reedness Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mr Matthew Herbert	Reedness Goole DN14 8HG 01405704264 School Website
Swinefleet Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mr Laura Bishell-Wells	Low Street Swinefleet Goole DN14 8BX 01405704386 School Website
Hook Church Of England Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Caroline Ainley	Garth Lane Hook Goole DN14 5NW 1405762576 School Website
Riverside Special School Community Special School Ages:5-16 Head Teacher Mr Andrew Hall	Ainsty Street Goole DN14 5JS 01405763925 School Website
Kingsway Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mr Kristina Frary	Fountayne Street Goole DN14 5HQ 01405763716 School Website
Marshlands Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs S Tang	Hall Road Old Goole Goole DN14 5UE 01405765094 School Website
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Helen Cooke	Kennedy Drive Goole East Yorkshire DN14 6HQ 1405762607 School Website
Boothferry Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mr Mike Sibley	Newport Street Goole DN14 6TL 01405762151 School Website
Eastoft Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Janine Bassindale	Yorkshireside Eastoft Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN17 4PG 01724798274 School Website
Goole Academy Academy Converter Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Mr Julian Harrison	Centenary Road Goole East Yorkshire DN14 6AN 1405504000 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Saltmarshe Station Road, Laxton, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 7TW 2.00 Miles

Goole Boothferry Road, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 5DD 3.49 Miles

Eastrington Station Road, Eastrington, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 7PX 4.21 Miles

Gilberdyke Station Road, Gilberdyke, East Riding Of Yorkshire, HU15 2SU 4.54 Miles

Howden Howden, Howden, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 7SE 4.75 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Streetcars 01405 780306 159 Hook Rd, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 5XR 2.78 Miles
C And S Taxis 07766 646362 Station House, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 4PE 3.09 Miles
A-2-B Taxis 01405 766766 19 Aire St, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 5QW 3.32 Miles
Helens Taxis 01405 761523 10 Jackson St, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 6DG 3.69 Miles
Jimmys Taxi 07849 918023 45 Henry Street, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 6TQ 3.79 Miles
Arrow Cabs 01405 765474 23 Manuel St, Goole, East Riding Of Yorkshire, DN14 6TJ 3.85 Miles
Axi Private Hire 01724 798877 Cherry Tree Villas, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 4PJ 4.21 Miles
Oncourse Cars Ltd 01724 721239 9 Somerset Drive, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN15 9HN 5.54 Miles
Stax Cabs 01724 280280 15 The Paddocks, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 4HB 6.44 Miles
Keadby Cabs 01724 782818 20 Queens Crescent, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 3DJ 7.54 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Reedness Old Po Uso No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Whitgift Church Uso No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Saltmarsh Uso No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Main Street Uso No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Metham Uso No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Yokefleet Uso No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
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Main Street Uso No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
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Hook Road No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hook Old Po Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Blacktoft Uso No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
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Garthorpe Road Uso No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Old Goole Branch	Alfreds Place Swinefleet Road Goole North Humberside DN14 5RL
Montague Medical Practice 01405 762830	Montague Medical Centre Fifth Avenue Goole East Yorkshire DN14 6JD
Bartholomew Medical Group 01405 767711	Goole Health Centre Woodland Avenue Goole DN14 6RU
Bartholemew Medical Practice - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Woodland Avenue Goole DN14 6RU
Bartholemew Medical Practice - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	Woodland Avenue Goole DN14 6RU

Local Stores

Old Goole
Swinefleet Road
Old Goole
East Riding Of Yorkshire
DN14 5UY
01405 763683
Store Website
1.11 miles

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SPAR Howden
BP Long Corner Garage
Boothferry Road
Howden
DN14 7AR
01430 430268
Store Website
4.5 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Rase Veterinary Centre
13 Gatesby Road Goole East Yorkshire DN14 6QZ 01673 842448 rasevets@btconnect.com Website 3.79 miles

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Vermuyden Veterinary Practice
162 Boothferry Road Goole East Yorkshire DN14 6AH 01405 763058 vermuydenvets@gmail.com Website 3.79 miles
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Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A End Cottage Veterinary Clinic
Boothferry Road Howden Goole East Yorkshire DN14 7TA 01430 431758 endcottagevets@gmail.com Website 4.40 miles
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Archway Practice
Old White Horse Inn 10 Market Place Howden Goole East Yorkshire DN14 7BJ 4.70 miles

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Medivet Crowle
1 Church Lane Crowle Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN17 4LQ 01724 711727 crowle@medivet.co.uk Website 6.22 miles
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Medivet Winterton / Winterswan Veterinary Centre
7 High Street Winterton Scunthorpe Lincolnshire DN15 9PU 01724 735003 winteron@medivet.co.uk Website 8.32 miles

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Local Dog Walks

Eastrington Ponds Nature Reserve
Walk Around Ponds With A Meadow, Wooded Area And Disused Railway Line. Takes About 30-40 Mins To Stroll Around With The Dog, And Meadow Area Is Enclosed, So Is Good For Letting Dog Off Lead. Mostly Flat But Not Wheelchair Friendly. 6 Howden Rd Eastrington Goole DN14 7PN 4.54 miles

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South Cave Countryside
Lovely Walk Up Hills But There Can Be Sheep About So Sometimes Need To Keep Dog On A Lead. Around A Mile Or Two Long So A Lovely, Shortish Walk. 3A Market Pl South Cave Brough HU15 2BS 9.33 miles Not A Well Known Walk, Only Locals Are Really Familiar With It. Depending On Which Way You Drive Into South Cave, You’Ll Either Come Across It On Your Right Or Drive Through South Cave, Continue Up The Hill And It’S On The Left. Parking Is On A Hill (Gravel Parking-Not On Road). You Park There And Follow The Path At The Side. As You Walk Down, You Should See A Little Gate On Your Left, Walk Down To It And Follow You’Re On Route. At The End Of The Field, You Can Go Either Way

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Ashby Vile Nature Reserve
Lake With Paths Surrounding It, Located On The Edge Of Scunthorpe. 20 Garganey Walk Scunthorpe Lancashire DN16 3WR 11.78 miles

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Nut Wood Raywell
Woodland Walk, You Can Take The Walk Longer Down Tracks Out The Woodland. Lots Of Birds, Squirrels. Always Friendly Dog Walkers And Other Dogs But Never Crowded. Beautiful, Peaceful Walk. Riplingham Rd Hull Lancashire HU10 7TT 12.91 miles Roadside Parking Opposite Raywell House (You Will Usually See Cars Parked Up).

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Ancholme Valley Way Broughton Bridge
Lovely Walk Along The Riverbank From The Historic Broughton Bridge. Great Place To Watch The Sunset Due The Flat Surroundings. Bridge Rd Broughton Brigg DN20 0BN 13.70 miles

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Tuetoes Wood
A Lovely Walk With Various Paths And The Benefit Of Onsite Parking. E Ferry Rd Scotter Gainsborough DN21 3QF 13.76 miles What Three Words Location Details Demoted.Exporters.Lined Https://W3w.Co/Demoted.Exporters.Lined

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Weather Forecast

Wednesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Overcast	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Partly Cloudy	Thundery outbreaks in nearby	Overcast
Temp	13.4°C	11.7°C	10.1°C	9.4°C	11.2°C	15.7°C	19.1°C	21.6°C	23.2°C	21.6°C	19.3°C	17.2°C
Feels Like	13.3°C	11.4°C	9.6°C	8.5°C	10.8°C	15.7°C	19.1°C	21.6°C	24.6°C	21.6°C	19.3°C	17.2°C

Thursday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Thundery outbreaks in nearby	Thundery outbreaks in nearby	Clear	Clear	Mist	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Clear
Temp	15.6°C	14.1°C	12.7°C	11.3°C	12.5°C	14.8°C	17.5°C	18.4°C	17.7°C	15.9°C	14.7°C	15°C
Feels Like	15.5°C	14.4°C	13.2°C	11.8°C	12.8°C	14.9°C	17.5°C	18.4°C	17.6°C	15.5°C	14.4°C	14.9°C

Friday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Cloudy	Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Sunny	Sunny	Moderate or heavy rain shower	Heavy rain	Cloudy
Temp	14.2°C	14.3°C	14.4°C	14.1°C	14.3°C	16.3°C	19.8°C	22.3°C	21.2°C	16.8°C	15°C	14.3°C
Feels Like	13.4°C	13.2°C	13°C	12.5°C	12.7°C	15.1°C	19.4°C	24.2°C	20.6°C	15.1°C	13°C	12.9°C

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