Hickleton

This article is about the civil parish in South Yorkshire. For the minesweeper, see HMNZS Hickleton (M1131).

Hickleton
Hickleton Hickleton shown within South Yorkshire
Population	274 (2011)
Metropolitan borough	Doncaster
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Doncaster
Postcode district	DN5
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Hickleton Hall

Hickleton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 291,^[1] reducing slightly to 274 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

There are records of Hickleton’s history dating back to Saxon times, although some consider the settlement has Roman roots.^[3]

More recently, it was the "estate village" of Hickleton Hall, formerly the home of the Earls of Halifax but now a Sue Ryder Care Home.

Hickleton's parish church, St. Wilfrid's is mainly of mediaeval construction with Norman features, restored in Victorian times by George Frederick Bodley.

References

Ceremonial county of South Yorkshire

Yorkshire Portal

Metropolitan districts	City of Sheffield Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

Major settlements	Askern Barnsley Bawtry Brierley Conisbrough Dinnington Doncaster Edlington Hatfield Hoyland Kiveton Park Maltby Mexborough Penistone Rotherham Sheffield Stainforth Stocksbridge Swinton Thorne Tickhill Wath upon Dearne Wombwell See also: List of civil parishes in South Yorkshire

Rivers	Dearne Don Dove Idle Loxley Rivelin Rother Sheaf Torne

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