Doncaster

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## General Information

### Landmarks:

Conisbrough Castle
Minister Church of St George
Keepmoat Stadium
The Point
Cusworth Hall
Doncaster Dome
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
Boston Park Farm Maize Maize

**Doncaster** is a minster town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The River Don flows through and gave its name to the town. Doncaster was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1899. Under the Local Government Act 1972, it was incorporated into a newly created metropolitan borough in 1974 as part of the South Yorkshire metropolitan county.

## Climate

Doncaster has a maritime climate, lacking extreme temperatures, like the rest of the British Isles. The town lies at a low elevation in the Don Valley, in the lee of the Pennines, and inland from the North Sea, meaning daytime summer temperatures are no lower than parts of South East England, despite the more northerly location. The nearest weather station is RAF Finningley, now known as Doncaster Sheffield Airport, located to the south-east of Doncaster town centre, and at a similar elevation

## Transport

Doncaster emerged as an industrial centre in the late 18th century to 20th century. Its communication links, particularly its waterways, meant that Doncaster became extremely busy and experienced vast migration to its centre. Underneath Doncaster lies a huge natural resource by way of deep seam coal. There was an expansion in commercial and residential developments along with good transportation links with the rest of the United Kingdom.

## Leisure

The Silver Street, Cleveland Street and High Street areas have over 40 bars and clubs within a 2–3-minute walk of each other and other bars can be found on Priory Walk, Lazarus Court, Bradford Row and around the Market Place. Various restaurants serving food from around the world can also be found in the town centre, especially in the Netherhall and Copley Road areas.

Doncaster Market is one of the finest traditional markets in all of England, receiving praise from TV celebrity chefs and a loyal following of customers. Doncaster’s market can trace its origins right back to the Roman times when the local population established a vicus outside the walls of the Roman fort to trade with the garrison stationed there. Today’s market is on the very same spot and has benefited from Doncaster being on the Great North Road through the centuries. One of the biggest and best traditional market in the North with lots of shops, stalls and stands, Doncaster Market has been the heart of the town for hundreds of years. Occupying around 25% of Doncaster’s attractively refurbished pedestrian centre, the Market precinct is truly impressive, incorporating four large indoor market halls – each with their own distinctive character – surrounding extensive and bustling outdoor markets.

## Sports

Founded in 1951, Doncaster R.L.F.C. *(formerly known as Doncaster Dragons RLFC and Doncaster Lakers)* have played consistently in rugby league's RFL Championship (National League One) and its successor the RFL Championship, with its home at the Keepmoat Stadium. Doncaster Knights Rugby Football Club has shown success in recent years, being the most promoted club in English Rugby Union History,*[source needed!]* and competing at the top of National League 1. 2008 saw the completion of the 1,650-seat De Mulder–Lloyd stand at Castle Park. The creation of the new RFU Championship means that the Knights compete in the newly launched second tier of professional rugby in England.

## References

1. ↑ datacommons — "Doncaster - Place Explorer - Data Commons". Published Retrieved 19 June 2021.
2. ↑ visitdoncaster — "Doncaster Market". Published Retrieved 19 June 2021.