Cantley, South Yorkshire
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Cantley is a village and
Etymology
The second part of the name is the Old English –lēah meaning "a clearing, pasture, meadow".[3] This is suffixed either to Canta-, an unrecorded but plausible Old English hypocorism,[3] or the Brittonic cant meaning "a circumference, a boundary" and "a division, share of land" (Welsh cant).[3]
Early history
Today
Most of Cantley was built after the
There were three pubs in Cantley, one near the park ("
The street names in Cantley have links to each other in groups. Examples are streets named after trees e.g. Lilac Grove, Pine Road, Willow Avenue. Another linked group are football grounds e.g. Ninian Grove, Anfield Road, Ewood Drive, Hillsborough Road. Race courses are another group of street names e.g., Ascot Avenue, Newmarket Road, York Gardens, and Epsom Road.[citation needed]
Cantley has two large landmarks in the form of two water towers. These can be seen from almost any high ground around the Doncaster district.[citation needed]
Cantley has good transport links into Doncaster with a regular bus service from First South Yorkshire route 57, which is now extended for certain journeys to take in the old 91 route to Finningley. Previously First routes 57, 59 and 91 served the village, and before that Leon services 89 and 191. Because of the bus connection, it is a popular retirement village for many people.[citation needed]
Old Cantley
The village of Old Cantley, around half a mile in the Armthorpe direction, is built around the
See also
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Cantley Parish (00CE014)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b c James, Alan. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence" (PDF). SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Cantley Hall". Everingham.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "ANNALS OF SMITH OF CANTLEY, BALBY, AND DONCASTER, COUNTY YORK" (PDF). blunham.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Sofa king sitting pretty on £315m pile". Sheffield Star. Archived from the original on 31 October 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2017.