Hickleton

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This article is about the village in South Yorkshire. For the minesweeper, see HMNZS Hickleton (M1131). For the colliery, see Hickleton Main Colliery.

Hickleton
Village
Hickleton is located in the City of Doncaster district
Hickleton
Hickleton
Location within City of Doncaster
Hickleton is located in South Yorkshire
Hickleton
Hickleton
Location within South Yorkshire
Population274 (2011)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDoncaster
Postcode districtDN5
Dialling code01709
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
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53°32′31″N 1°16′34″W / 53.542°N 1.276°W / 53.542; -1.276
Hickleton Hall

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]

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References

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  1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Doncaster Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  2. ^ Dabell, J. A., 'Hickleton Heritage Trust' website
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. ^ What life is like living in Yorkshire's most polluted village - YorkshireLive Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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