Hampole is a small village and

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in the

Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster The City of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire, England. It is named after its principal settlement, Doncaster, and includes the surrounding suburbs of Doncaster as well as numerous towns and villages. The di ...

(part of

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, England), on the border with

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part of the

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, the eastern boundary of the parish is marked by the Great North Road, and the parish lies in what was once the

Barnsdale Forest Barnsdale, or Barnsdale Forest, is an area of South and West Yorkshire, England. The area falls within the modern-day districts of Doncaster and Wakefield. Barnsdale was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Barnsdale lies in th ...

. It had a population of 187 in 2001, increasing to 203 at the 2011 Census.

History

Hampole is mentioned in the

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as having two ploughlands, woodlands and three villagers. The name of the village derives from the

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name of ''Hana'' and ''pōl'', meaning ''Hana's pool'', the first part being someone's name. The priory at

Hampole Hampole is a small village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the eastern boundary of the parish is ...

was founded by Avici de Tania. When the priory was closed during the Dissolution, it had a complement of 14 nuns.

Hampole railway station Hampole railway station was situated on the main line of the West Riding and Grimsby Railway between Carcroft & Adwick-le-Street and South Elmsall. It was close by and served the village of Hampole, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England ...

opened in February 1886 and closed on 7 January 1952. The parish includes the villages of Hampole,

Skelbrooke Skelbrooke is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Hampole, which had a population of 187. The Grade II listed church of St Michael and All Angels is of medieval ori ...

and

Barnsdale Barnsdale, or Barnsdale Forest, is an area of South and West Yorkshire, England. The area falls within the modern-day districts of Doncaster and Wakefield. Barnsdale was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Barnsdale lies in the ...

. The parish of Hampole is part of the

Sprotbrough Sprotbrough is a village in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, west of the centre. With Cusworth to the north, it forms the civil parish of Sprotbrough and Cusworth. Sprotbrough village had a population of 3,321 at the 2011 ce ...

Ward of Doncaster Council. By the

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, near Skelbrooke, is ''

Robin Hood's Well Robin Hood's Well is a historic building beside the A1(M) motorway in Skellow, South Yorkshire, England. It was originally built in 1710 as a well house over a spring alongside the old Great North Road, but the structure was moved to its prese ...

'', with its stone cover designed by

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. There is also a ''

Little John's Well Little John's Well is a water well situated near to the A638 at Hampole, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, in what was known as Barnsdale Forest. See also *Little John *Robin Hood *Robin Hood's Well Robin Hood's Well is a histori ...

'' to the west of Hampole village. Hampole lies about two miles north west of the

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; and of Highfields Wood, where there is a brook known as Robin Hood's Brook. Notable buildings include the Grade II listed Church of St Michael and All Angels in Skelbrooke, Hampole Manor with Hampole Manor Cottage, and an 18th-century barn on Steep Hill Lane. To the south of the village is the Hampole Wind Farm, run by the company Good Energy. The site, which started generating in spring 2014, consists of four turbines generating enough electricity to power 5,400 homes per year.

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{{Commons category-inline, Hampole Villages in Doncaster Civil parishes in South Yorkshire