page_title: Cantley, South Yorkshire
section_title: Today
hierarchical_section_title: Cantley, South Yorkshire / Today
caption_attribution_description: English: Whiphill Top Lane
context_page_description: Cantley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The village is adjacent to Bessacarr, separated by Bawtry Road. It has a population of 2,830, reducing slightly to 2,817 at the 2011 Census.
context_section_description: Most of Cantley was built after the Second World War, with many of its houses 1950s built semi-detached or small terraces. It mainly consists of housing estates, some council estates, plus a large park and areas of woodland. There are two main sets of shops - Everingham Road has a local convenience store, post office, bakers, grocers, butchers, hairdressers, DIY, and the popular "Fish Dish" fish & chip shop. St Wilfrid's shops are near the local health centre and have several convenience stores, off licences, hairdresser's and a Chinese takeaway. The Cantley Library is situated at St Wilfrid's. There is also a Co-Op on Goodison Boulevard, and two petrol stations. A secondary school, McAuley, is situated towards Old Cantley, and primary schools include Hatchell Wood (previously South Cantley Middle School), and Hawthorn Primary School
  There were three pubs in Cantley, one near the park ("Bechers Brook", named for the Grand National fence), another at Everingham Road shops ("The Palfreys Lodge") and a third ("The Paddock") at Cantley Lane roundabout. ("The Paddock") closed and was converted into a My Local convenience store, eventually closed when My Local collapsed in June 2016. The pub names were all linked to horse racing - The Palfreys Lodge was originally called "The Two Palfrey's".
  The street names in Cantley have links to each other in groups. Examples are streets named after trees e.g. Lilac Grove, Pine Road, Willow Avenue. Another linked group are football grounds e.g. Ninian Grove, Anfield Road, Ewood Drive, Hillsborough Road. Race courses are another group of street names e.g., Ascot Avenue, Newmarket Road, York Gardens, and Epsom Road.
  Cantley has two large landmarks in the form of two water towers. These can be seen from almost any high ground around the Doncaster district.
  Cantley has good transport links into Doncaster with a regular bus service from First South Yorkshire route 57, which is now extended for certain journeys to take in the old 91 route to Finningley.  Previously First routes 57, 59 and 91 served the village, and before that Leon services 89 and 191. Because of the bus connection, it is a popular retirement village for many people.
caption: Whiphill Top Lane
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