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Arksey
All Saints' Church, Arksey
Arksey is located in South Yorkshire
Arksey
Arksey
Location within South Yorkshire
Population1,303 (2010 est.)[1]
OS grid referenceSE580068
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDONCASTER
Postcode districtDN5
Dialling code01302
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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53°33′19″N 1°07′32″W / 53.5553°N 1.1256°W / 53.5553; -1.1256

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.

The name Arksey derives from the Old Norse personal name Arnkel combined with the Old English ēg meaning 'island'.[2]

Arksey is older than the Domesday Book.[3]

The Parish Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building, dating back to the 1120s.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Arksey Community Profile 2010" (PDF). Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  3. ^ Arksey in the Domesday Book
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1191878)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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