Arksey is a village in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had an estimated population of 1,303 as of 2010.[1] It was the birthplace of the children's writer Barbara Euphan Todd on 9 January 1890. Arksey has four satellite hamlets: Shaftholme, Tilts, Almholme and Stockbridge.
Arksey | |
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All Saints' Church, Arksey | |
Location within South Yorkshire | |
Population | 1,303 (2010 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | SE580068 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DONCASTER |
Postcode district | DN5 |
Dialling code | 01302 |
Police | South Yorkshire |
Fire | South Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
The sey in Arksey means island in Old English, which is appropriate as the village is surrounded by marshland.
Arksey is older than the Domesday Book.[2]
The Parish Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building, dating back to the 1120s.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Arksey Community Profile 2010" (PDF). Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ Arksey in the Domesday Book
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1191878)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
External links
editMedia related to Arksey at Wikimedia Commons