Austerfield
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Austerfield is a village and
civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north-east of the market town of Bawtry on the A614 road, and adjacent to the hamlet of Newington in Nottinghamshire, close to the River Idle. The population in 2001 was 571,[2] which fell to 536 at the 2011 Census.[1]
Heritage
The name Austerfield was first recorded in 715 and derives from the Old English Ouestraefelda (eowestre), which means open land with a sheepfold.[3][4] It was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Robert of Mortain, and having 27 villages, 40 freemen, a priest and a church.[5]
The
Austerfield contains the 11th-century church of
St Helena, which was built in 1080 by John de Builli, using stone from quarries at Roche Abbey.[8] The church today has 19th-century several stained-glass windows designed by Charles Eamer Kempe.[9] The nave has a sheela na gig, a rare type of quasi-erotic stone carving of a female figure sometimes found in Norman churches.[10] This had been blocked into a wall in the 14th century and was rediscovered in 1898 during restoration work.[11]
Notable people
In birth order:
- Pilgrim Father and Governor of Plymouth Colony, was born in Austerfield and baptised in a font rediscovered at a local farm 40 years ago, which can now be seen in the church.[11]
- Roy Clarke (born 1930), an English comedy writer known for the sitcoms Last of the Summer Wine and Open All Hours, was born in Austerfield.[12]
Transport
The nearest railway station to Austerfield is at
A1M trunk road between London and the North passes 5 miles (8 km) to the west of the village.[14]
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Austerfield Parish (00CE005)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- OCLC 258654754.
- ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ "Austerfield | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Doncaster Council Heritage Strategy" (PDF). doncaster.moderngov.co.uk. p. 41. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ISBN 9780748628209.
- ^ "Austerfield St Helena". nationalchurchestrust.org. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ISBN 0-300-09662-3.
- ^ "Austerfield – The Sheela Na Gig Project". sheelanagig.org. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ a b Bradford's baptism. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Creator of best-loved TV Yorkshire comedy series turns 88 this month". Doncaster Free Press. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Bus times. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-319-24476-0.
External links
Media related to Austerfield at Wikimedia Commons- Austerfield in the Domesday Book
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