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Doncaster
Doncaster ( ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough, and is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Noted for its racing and railway history, it is situated in the Don Valley on the western edge of the Humberhead Levels and east of the Pennines. It had a population of 87,455 at the 2021 census, whilst its built-up area had a population of 160,220, and the wider metropolitan borough had a population of 308,100. Adjacent to Doncaster to its east is the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire, which contains the towns of Haxey, Epworth and Crowle, and directly south is Harworth Bircotes in Nottinghamshire. Also, within the city's vicinity are Barnsley, Wakefield, Pontefract, Selby, Goole, Scunthorpe, Gainsborough, Retford, Worksop and Rotherham, to which Doncaster is linked by road and rail. As part of the Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours, Doncaster receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doncaster (other)
Doncaster is a large city in South Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Doncaster may also refer to: Places *Doncaster, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne *Electoral district of Doncaster, a former electoral district in Victoria, Australia *Doncaster, Quebec, an Indian reserve in Canada *Doncaster, Maryland (other), multiple places in the U.S. state of Maryland People *Stuart Doncaster (1890–1955), English footballer Other *Doncaster (horse), an influential Thoroughbred racehorse See also *Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, a district in South Yorkshire that encompasses the city *Doncaster Racecourse, a racecourse in the city *Doncaster railway station, a large station that serves the city of Doncaster *Doncaster Rovers F.C., a football club who compete in the English league system {{disambiguation, geo English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
