Branton, South Yorkshire
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Branton is a village in
2011 census, it had a population of 1,992.[1]
History
Branton is mentioned in the
wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill.[5] In 1951, a farmer ploughing fields at Kilham Farm to the north east of the village, discovered fragments of pottery. The site has since been surveyed and documented as Romano-British pottery location which had several kilns, using the nearby River Torne for transport pottery away from Branton.[6]
There is a primary school in the village, named St Wilfrid's, which was rated as Good by Ofsted in 2019.[7] There is a post office, newsagent, barbers and pub in the village. There used to be a chapel and a church but these have been demolished.[8] The pub is called the Three Horseshoes, and was renovated in 1907.[9] A frequent bus service connects the village with Cantley and Doncaster.[10]
The
Governance
Branton is in the
parliamentary constituency of Don Valley, and in the civil parish of Cantley with Branton.[13]
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Branton". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ "Branton :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- OCLC 871561411.
- ISSN 0084-4276.
- ^ "Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School URN: 106767". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Memories of Branton". www.cantleywithbrantonparish.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Pub Of The Week: The Three Horseshoes, Branton". The Yorkshire Post. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Bus services 57a 57c 57f 58a 58c 58f" (PDF). travelsouthyorkshire.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ISBN 9780241216323.
- ISBN 978-0-319-24476-0.
- ^ "About Cantley & Branton Parishes | Doncaster in South Yorkshire". cantleywithbrantonparish.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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