Woodsetts, United Kingdom

Woodsetts appeared in a number of medieval and Tudor records. In 1771 the first map of the village was drawn, showing a cluster of buildings around Lindrick Road (originally called 'up the street'). At the turn of the 19th century, the population of Woodsetts was a little over 100. Originally, inhabitants attended the 12th century St James' Church at North Anston; to accommodate the growing population of the village a new church was constructed costing £1,100 (£115,470 in 2024). This church, the Anglican St George's Church, Woodsetts, consists of a modest nave to which an apse was later added, a porch, and a south facing extension; it sits in the Province of York, and the Diocese of Sheffield. The village also has a smaller brick-built church which was constructed in 1896, it was originally a Methodist church, but is now owned by the Plymouth Brethren. In 1871 a vicarage was built for the Anglican church in a redbrick gothic revival style. In 1875, the predecessor to Woodsetts Primary School, was established off Gildingwells Road as 'Woodsetts National School', the school relocated to its present site in 1972. The Butchers Arms is the only public house in the village, built in the 19th century and extended in the 20th century.

Most of the buildings in the village are 20th century built. Some are from the 19th century, and a few date from the 18th century or earlier. Historic England lists three buildings in the village which are of national historical value and significance.