Branton, South Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°30′32″N 1°02′02″W / 53.509°N 1.034°W / 53.509; -1.034
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Branton
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53°30′32″N 1°02′02″W / 53.509°N 1.034°W / 53.509; -1.034

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

M18 motorway, which separates it from Cantley.[11][12]

Governance

Branton is in the

parliamentary constituency of Don Valley, and in the civil parish of Cantley with Branton.[13]

References

  1. ^
    Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Branton". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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  4. ^ "Branton :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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  7. ^ "Branton St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary School URN: 106767". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Memories of Branton". www.cantleywithbrantonparish.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Pub Of The Week: The Three Horseshoes, Branton". The Yorkshire Post. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Bus services 57a 57c 57f 58a 58c 58f" (PDF). travelsouthyorkshire.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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  13. ^ "About Cantley & Branton Parishes | Doncaster in South Yorkshire". cantleywithbrantonparish.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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