Population 274 (2011) | Metropolitan borough Doncaster Sovereign state United Kingdom | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
Hickleton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 291, reducing slightly to 274 at the 2011 Census.
Map of Hickleton, Doncaster, UK
There are records of Hickleton’s history dating back to Saxon times, although some consider the settlement has Roman roots.
More recently, it was the "estate village" of Hickleton Hall, formerly the home of the Earls of Halifax but now a Sue Ryder Care Home.
Hickleton's parish church, St. Wilfrid's is mainly of mediaeval construction with Norman features, restored in Victorian times by George Frederick Bodley.
References
Hickleton Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA