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Scawsby is a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles north-west of the city centre on the A635 road to Barnsley close to its terminus with the A638.
Geography
Sunnyfields, Scawthorpe, Bentley, Cusworth, Marr and Little Canada (clockwise from the north) are neighbouring settlements.
The local parish church in Scawsby is the Church of St Leonard and St Jude on Barnsley Road.
Scawsby is not a civil parish in its own right, mostly forming part of Brodsworth parish, which had a population of 2,936 at the 2011 census. Therefore, it has no official boundaries, but is generally considered to be separated from Sunnyfields by the Roman Ridge to the north, and is interwoven with Cusworth to the south.
Listed buildings in the village include 17th century Scawsby Hall[1] and a Tudor cottage.[2]
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Scawsby is in the BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire television regions. The local radio stations are
History
In 2012, BBC News reported on Scawsby Fisheries, a fish and chip shop on Rowena Drive which attempted for charity the world fish and chip portion record, with a fry of 33lb (15kg) of battered cod alongside 64lb (29kg) of chips.[3]
In the Domesday Book it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Its head of manor is Brodsworth, a village about 3.5 miles north-west of Scawsby.[5]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Scawsby Hall (1151681)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Tudor Cottage (1314759)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Cod and chips world record battered in Doncaster". BBC News. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Scawsby Day College Of Education". National Archives. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Domesday Map of Scawsby". Open Domesday. Retrieved 30 May 2015.