Hickleton
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| Hickleton | |
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| Village | |
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| Population | 274 (2011) |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Doncaster |
| Postcode district | DN5 |
| Dialling code | 01709 |
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| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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Hickleton is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 291,[1] which had reduced slightly to 274 at the 2011 census.[citation needed] Hickleton is 6 miles (10 km) west of Doncaster and 8 miles (13 km) east of Barnsley.
There are records of Hickleton's history dating back to Saxon times although some consider the settlement to have Roman roots.[2]
The name Hickleton probably derives from the Old English hicoltūn meaning 'woodpecker settlement', though the first element may be derived from the personal name Hicel.[3]
More recently, it was the "estate village" of Hickleton Hall, formerly the home of the earls of Halifax and then a Sue Ryder Care Home until 2013.
The parish church, St. Wilfrid's, is mainly of mediaeval construction with Norman features that was restored in Victorian times by George Frederick Bodley.
Two locations in Hickleton appear in the top ten worst locations in England for air quality; the village has the most polluted air in Yorkshire. There have been numerous campaigns to construct a bypass around the village and Marr to the east.[4]
See also
References
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- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Doncaster Script error: No such module "webarchive". Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dabell, J. A., 'Hickleton Heritage Trust' website". Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ What life is like living in Yorkshire's most polluted village - YorkshireLive Retrieved 9 January 2023.
