Arksey is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had an estimated population of 1,303 as of 2010.[1] It was the birthplace of the children's writer Barbara Euphan Todd on 9 January 1890. Arksey has four satellite hamlets: Shaftholme, Tilts, Almholme and Stockbridge.

Arksey
All Saints' church
Arksey Location within South Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE580068
Metropolitan borough	Doncaster
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DONCASTER
Postcode district	DN5
Dialling code	01302
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.5553°N 1.1256°W / 53.5553; -1.1256

The sey in Arksey means island in Old English, which is appropriate as the village is surrounded by marshland.

Arksey is older than the Domesday Book.[2]

The Parish church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building, dating back to the 1120s.[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Doncaster (Bentley Ward)
• Arksey railway station

References

External links

• Media related to Arksey at Wikimedia Commons

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