OS grid reference SE580068 Country England Post town DONCASTER Metropolitan county South Yorkshire | Metropolitan borough Doncaster Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Wednesday 1:04 PM Dialling code 01302 | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 9°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
Arksey is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It was the birthplace of the children's writer Barbara Euphan Todd on 9 January 1890.
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Map of Arksey, Doncaster, UK
The sey in Arksey means island in old English , an appropriate name due to the fact as it being surrounded by marshland.
History
Arksey is older than the Doomsday Book, (more facts on that in an external link above).
References
Arksey Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA