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Yorkshire Wildlife Park
The Yorkshire Wildlife Park is a wildlife conservation and rehabilition centre and tourist attraction located in Branton, south-east of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It opened in 2009 on the site of Brockholes Farm, a former riding school and petting zoo, and features 500 animals of 100 species. Yorkshire Wildlife Park is an official member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). History The Yorkshire Wildlife Park was built on land formerly occupied by the Brockholes Farm Visitor Centre and Riding School, and currently occupies about of the site. Cheryl Williams, Neville Williams, John Minion and Stephen Minion purchased the site in 2008 with funding from Lloyds TSB Commercial, private investment, and a Yorkshire Forward grant. The site was renovated over the 20082009 winter, and officially opened by Justin Fletcher, MBE (also known as Mr Tumble from CBeebies) on 4 April 2009. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branton, South Yorkshire
Branton is a village in South Yorkshire, England. It is about east of Doncaster. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,992. History Branton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Geoffrey Alselin as having 15 ploughlands, and a church. The name Branton derives from the Old English ''Brōm-tūn''; the farmstead/town where the broom grew (or town among the broom). The village was formerly in the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill. In 1951, a farmer ploughing fields at Kilham Farm to the north east of the village, discovered fragments of pottery. The site has since been surveyed and documented as Romano-British pottery location which had several kilns, using the nearby River Torne for transport pottery away from Branton. There is a primary school in the village, named St Wilfrid's, which was rated as ''Good'' by Ofsted in 2019. There is a post office, grocer, newsagent, butcher and pub in the village. There used to be a chapel and a church but these have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
