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Shaftholme
Shaftholme is a small hamlet in South Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the parish of Arksey, located 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of Bentley and two miles north of Doncaster.
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Bentley Colliery
Bentley Colliery was a coal mine in Bentley, near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, that operated between 1906 and 1993. In common with many other mines, it suffered disasters and accidents. The worst Bentley disaster was in 1931, when 45 miners were killed after a gas explosion. The site of the mine has been converted into a woodland.
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Almholme
Almholme is a hamlet in South Yorkshire, England. It was in the parish of Arksey, and is now in Bentley with Arksey unparished area.
The term 'holme' relates to the hamlet being located in a low and level pasture near water; the River Don is to the east and to the north is Thorpe Marsh Nature Reserve.
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Tilts
Tilts is a hamlet in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, some 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Doncaster city centre and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Askern. Aside from some farms, there is a moated site which is a scheduled monument.
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Arksey
Arksey is a village in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had an estimated population of 1,303 as of 2010. 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.
The name Arksey derives from the Old Norse personal name Arnkel combined with the Old English ēg meaning 'island'.
Arksey is older than the Domesday Book.
The Parish Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building, dating back to the 1120s.