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Doncaster

Doncaster ( ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough, and is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Noted for its racing and railway history, it is situated in the Don Valley on the western edge of the Humberhead Levels and east of the Pennines. It had a population of 87,455 at the 2021 census, whilst its built-up area had a population of 160,220, and the wider metropolitan borough had a population of 308,100.

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Doncaster is a city in South Yorkshire, England, named after the River Don, and serves as the administrative center of its metropolitan borough. It is notable for its racing and railway heritage and is the second-largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield.

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Doncaster
UK place.type: City
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: Yorkshire and the Humber
UK place.os_grid_reference: SE575032
UK place.pushpin_map: United Kingdom Borough of Doncaster
UK place.pushpin_map_caption: Location within City of Doncaster
UK place.post_town: DONCASTER
UK place.postcode_area: DN
UK place.postcode_district: DN1-DN12
UK place.dial_code: 01302
UK place.metropolitan_borough: City of Doncaster
UK place.metropolitan_county: South Yorkshire
UK place.population: 87,455
UK place.population_ref: (Built up area, 2021)
UK place.area_total_km2: 43.5
UK place.constituency_westminster1: Doncaster Central
UK place.constituency_westminster2: Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Doncaster
Population: 109805
Area: 43.5
Elevation: 15
Official website: www.doncaster.gov.uk
Image: Doncaster Skyline.JPEG
Dialing code: 01302

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Commons category: Doncaster
OS grid reference: SE5702
native label: Doncaster
P12749: Erhard Bühler

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Contents

History
Roman
Medieval
Modern
Governance and politics
National politics
Local politics
City status
Administrative history
Geography
Urban
Topography
Conservation
Nature reserves
Green belt
Climate
Demography
Economy
Distribution centres
Regeneration initiatives
Confectionery
Coal and industrial expansion
The railways and locomotive works
Aviation
Tractor production
Culture and tourism
Theatre and cinemas
Nightlife
Transport
Railway
Road
Buses
Air
Cycling
Media
Television
Radio
Print media
Sport
Racecourse
Rugby football
Football
Others
International links
Notable people
See also
Notes
References
External links

Adjacent to Doncaster to its east is the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire, which contains the towns of Haxey, Epworth and Crowle, and directly south is Harworth Bircotes in Nottinghamshire. Also, within the city's vicinity are Barnsley, Wakefield, Pontefract, Selby, Goole, Scunthorpe, Gainsborough, Retford, Worksop and Rotherham, to which Doncaster is linked by road and rail.