Norton & Askern (ward)

Norton & Askern—consisting of the town of Askern, Braithwaite, Burghwallis, Campsall, Fenwick, Fishlake, Fosterhouses, Kirk Bramwith, Moss, Norton, Owston, Sutton, Sykehouse, Thorpe in Balne and part of Skellow—is one of 21 electoral wards in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Doncaster North parliamentary constituency. It elects three councillors to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council; as of April 2023, one of these is Conservative and two are Labour. In 2011 it had a population of 15,198. The ward was formed in 2015.

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Askern

Askern () is a town and civil parish within the City of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the A19 road between Doncaster and Selby. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 5,570 at the 2011 Census. Askern was also known in for its greyhound stadium, which closed in 2022.

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Askern railway station

Askern railway station was a station on the Askern branch line of the former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway between Doncaster and Knottingley. It served the town of Askern in South Yorkshire, England.

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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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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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