Owston, South Yorkshire

Owston is a small village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in rural South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village is situated amongst mixed farmland and woodland 6 miles (9.7 km) north northwest of Doncaster, just west of the A19. It had a population of 170 in 2001, which fell to 145 according to the 2011 Census. The name 'Owston' is of Old Scandinavian and Old English origin. It means 'East farmstead', being composed of the Old Scandinavian word austr ('east') and the Old English word tun ('farmstead'). In the Domesday Book, the village was recorded as Austhun. John de St Paul, Archbishop of Dublin, was born in Owston in about 1295. He was sometimes referred to as John de Owston. Close to the village is a site of special scientific interest called Owston Hay Meadows which is the second best example of neutral grassland hay meadow in South Yorkshire. The site consists of three small fields which together cover 13½ acres (5½ hectares) and were notified in 1979. The parish church of All Saints is Grade I listed, dating back to 1180. Nearby Owston Hall was declared a Grade II listed building in 1967, its grounds are used by the Robin Hood Golf Club of Doncaster.

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Burghwallis

Burghwallis is a small village and civil parish in rural South Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 300. The village is situated amongst mixed farmland and woodland on a slight rise roughly six miles north north west of Doncaster, or one mile off the A1. The village church is dedicated to St Helen. The village pub is the Burghwallis.

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Sutton, South Yorkshire

Sutton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton, in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at approximately 53° 36' 20" North, 1° 10' West, at an elevation of around 26 feet above sea level, west of Askern and south of Campsall. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 156.

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Askern Miners F.C.

Askern Miners Football Club is a football club based in Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Doncaster Saturday League Premier Division.

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Carcroft

Carcroft is a rural village in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village is roughly 6 miles (10 km) north-north west of Doncaster. At the time of the 2011 Census the village fell within the ward of Adwick le Street & Carcroft in the Doncaster MBC. At the 2021 census, the combined population of Carcroft and its neighbour Skellow was 7,823. In 2023, the Get Doncaster Moving website published a document citing Skellow's population alone as 3,800 at the time. This would suggest that Carcroft currently has a population close to 4,023 on its own, making it the second most populous of the villages in the ward after Woodlands.

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