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A18 Road (England)
The A18 is a road in England that links Doncaster in South Yorkshire with Ludborough in Lincolnshire, via Scunthorpe and Grimsby. Much of its route has been superseded by the M180 motorway. Route Doncaster – M180 The A18 begins as a dual-carriageway and trunk road at the Balby Flyover junction with the A630 road, A630 in Balby in Doncaster, under which runs the East Coast Main Line. It meets the A638 road, A638 (former Great North Road) at the Sidings Roundabout then becomes Carr House Road, overlapping the A638. At the Racecourse Roundabout in Belle Vue, Doncaster, Belle Vue, the A638 exits to the right (former Great North Road), and the road becomes St. Leger family, Leger Way. Near Intake, Doncaster, Intake, it becomes a single carriageway and continues to Scunthorpe. At the Sandall Park Roundabout the road meets its old route and becomes Thorne, South Yorkshire, Thorne Road. At the Shaw Lane Roundabout it meets the A630 and runs under a railway line. At the next roundabou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A18 Road Map
A18 or A-18 is a three-character acronym that may refer to: * A18 road (other), in several countries * A-18 Shrike, a Curtiss Model 76A twin radial engine monoplane service test aircraft of the mid-1930s * Aero A.18, a Czech fighter aircraft built in the 1920s * Apple A18, a system on a chip mobile processor designed by Apple Inc * Arrows A18, a Formula One car * British NVC community A18 (Ranunculus fluitans community), a plant community * ''Cunninghamella'' A18, a fungus strain * A18, one of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings codes for the English Opening in chess * Subfamily A18, a rhodopsin-like receptors subfamily * F/A-18 Hornet, an all-weather carrier-based strike fighter designed to fill the roles of fighter aircraft and attack aircraft * Station number of Toei Subway Asakusa station is a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway. It forms one terminus of the original subway line i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balby
Balby is a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, located south-west of the city centre. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Balby is within the Doncaster Central constituency and contains the electoral wards Balby South and Hexthorpe and Balby North. Housing stock ranging from terraced housing nearer to Doncaster town centre and post-war suburbs to the south west. There are several new housing developments, including Woodfield Plantation, which is part of an attempt to regenerate the area following deindustrialisation. Economic activity is still centred on heavy industry, especially around the Carr Hill Industrial Estate, home to Bridon, a large rope manufacturer. History The earliest written reference to Balby occurs in the Domesday Book (1086), which records the name as ''Balle(s)bi''. This almost certainly derives from a personal name, ''Balli'', together with the Old Norse word ''býr'' (meaning a farmstead). This dates the foundation of Balby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatfield Chase
Hatfield Chase is a low-lying area in South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, England, which was often flooded. It was a royal hunting ground until Charles I of England, Charles I appointed the Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden to drain it in 1626. The work involved the re-routing of the Rivers River Don, South Yorkshire, Don, River Idle, Idle, and River Torne (England), Torne, and the construction of drainage channels. It was not wholly successful, but changed the whole nature of a wide swathe of land including the Isle of Axholme, and caused legal disputes for the rest of the century. The civil engineer John Smeaton looked at the problem of wintertime flooding in the 1760s, and some remedial work was carried out. Under the Hatfield Chase Drainage Act 1813 (53 Geo. 3. c. clxi), commissioners were appointed, and improvements to the drainage included the first steam pumping engine. The ''Corporation of the Level of Hatfield Chase'' was established by the Level of Hatfield Chase A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finningley
Finningley is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Historically in Nottinghamshire, it lies on the A614 road between Bawtry and Thorne, about 6 miles south-east of Doncaster. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,497. The Finningley ward of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council covers 16.8 square miles, including the villages of Auckley, Branton, Blaxton, Hayfield and Bessacarr Grange, and part of Cantley. History The parish church of Holy Trinity is Norman, with a 13th-century chancel. The place name Finningley contains the Old English word, ''fenn'', a fen, a marsh, marshland + ''-ingas'' (Old English), the people of...; the people called after... + ''lēah'' (Old English), a glade, clearing; (later) a pasture, meadow... so a "Clearing of the fen-dwellers". Airport Finningley is known for its airport, once RAF Finningley. The station housed a 'V' force of Vulcan bombers in the Cold War, and for 35 years hosted a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A614 Road
The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Route Beginning at Redhill, Nottinghamshire, Redhill, the northernmost point in the Nottingham suburb of Arnold, Nottinghamshire, Arnold in Nottinghamshire, the road meets the A60 road, A60 and A6097 road, A6097 at Redhill roundabout The Leapool Roundabout started construction around June 1965, to take 12 months, costing £113,600, built by Dyggor Contractors of Station Road in Ilkeston; it was 360ft wide, and 600 yds of the A614 was diverted, north of the roundabout. It passes Bilsthorpe. At Rufford Abbey, Rufford there is a Center Parcs UK and Ireland, Center Parcs resort and Rufford Country Park. This is near to Edwinstowe, famed for its connections with Robin Hood. The road meets several other roads on a small roundabout at Ollerton with fuel stations and fast food outlets. The road passes Clumber Park and goes past the entrance to the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatfield Woodhouse
Hatfield is a town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 17,236 at the 2011 Census. The town is located on the A18 road between Doncaster and Scunthorpe, and to the west of the M18 motorway. It shares a railway station with Stainforth on the line between Goole and Scunthorpe, and Doncaster. Recorded history in the parish extends as far back as 730, when Bede wrote about the Northumbrian King, Edwin, being killed in battle in the area. History Hatfield (called Heathfield historically) is an ancient settlement and a palace of the Northumbrian Kingdom called Meicen, (or Meigen). On 12 October 633 AD, King Edwin was killed in the Battle of Hatfield Chase by Penda, King of Mercia. Penda was assisted in the battle by the Welsh under the leadership of Cadwallon ap Cadfan, Welsh (British) King of Gwynedd. Osric, a possible successor to Edwin, was also killed in the battle. Edwin's son Edfrith surrendered to Penda. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edenthorpe
Edenthorpe is a village and civil parish on the eastern edge of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 4,752, increasing slightly to 4,776 at the 2011 Census. The village lies to the north east of Doncaster city centre. History Edenthorpe is mentioned in the Domesday Book as a Saxon manor called Stirestrop, later known as Tristrop. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, it became Streethorpe, a village on the street, a road from Doncaster to Goole. The modern derivation of the name came about because of the ''Eden'' family (the Eden's of Streethorpe), whose influence in the 1920s, resulted in a shortening of the address into just ''Edenthorpe''. Another story states that Lord Auckland, a member of the Eden family, bought the manor house in 1874 and renamed the estate ''Edenthorpe'', from where the village took its new name. The village's first major residents were the Swyfts, who built the Manor House. In 1605. After the family fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M18 Motorway (Great Britain)
The M18 is a motorway in Yorkshire, England. It runs from the east of Rotherham to Goole and is approximately long. A section of the road forms part of the unsigned International E-road network, Euroroute European route E13, E13. Route The M18 runs in a north-east–south-west direction from junction 32 of the M1 motorway to junction 35 of the M62 motorway. It passes east of Rotherham, south-east of Doncaster and Armthorpe, and west of Thorne, South Yorkshire, Thorne. It meets the A1 road (Great Britain), A1(M) at junction 2 (A1(M) junction 35) — known as the Wadworth Interchange — and the M180 motorway at junction 5. Access to Doncaster is provided from junctions 3 (A6182 road, A6182) and 4 (A630 road, A630) The middle half of the M18 is a two-lane dual carriageway, and carries relatively low volumes of traffic. However, the M1 to A1(M) section and M180 to M62 section are much busier, with three lanes in each direction, and there is a small three-lane secti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorne, South Yorkshire
Thorne is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It has a population of 16,592, increasing to 17,295 at the 2011 Census. History The land which is now Thorne was once inhabited by Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age people. It became a permanent settlement around AD 700, and is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book''. The main industries in the town have traditionally been coal mining and farming. Geography Thorne lies east of the River Don, South Yorkshire, River Don, on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal, and is located at approximately , at an elevation of around above sea level, on the Yorkshire side of the border with Lincolnshire. The civil parishes in England, civil parish of ''Thorne and Moorends'' includes the village of Moorends to the north, and the Thorne Waste (also known as Thorne Moors) section of the Thorne and Hatfield M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandall Park
Sandall Park is a park in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The park covers 69 acres and is located in Wheatley and is one of the biggest leisure parks in Doncaster. History Before 1841 the land was the site of a brick works and the lake is a result of the extraction of clay from the area. It was 1940 before it was officially opened as a park. Features The park plays host to 3 football pitches and a fishing lake and a smaller lake. Prior to the 1980s the fishing lake had small boats for park users to use hence the park is known locally as the 'Boating Lake'. There are also two children playgrounds, one of which was built in 2010. The funding for the second playground came from central government through the playbuilder scheme and the Veolia Environmental Trust. The playground includes equipment which encourages children's balance and fitness and a children’s play train which reflects the heritage of the park as there was once a children's train in the park which was remove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intake, Doncaster
Intake is a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The area borders Town Fields, a large area of public land based on Town Moor Avenue. It contains 'Town Moor' which is part of the Intake electoral ward, although 'Town Fields' is a local Doncaster Council administrative area which encompasses the Town Moor district. The Town Fields area comprises private housing built up to the 1930s. Intake is largely a council estate built on the edge of Doncaster during the prosperous 1950s & 1960s. Intake is also home to Sandall Beat Woods. Populated places in South Yorkshire Geography of Doncaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Vue, Doncaster
Belle Vue is an inner suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It was the location of the home ground of Doncaster Rovers F.C. and the Doncaster Lakers RLFC, until 2007 (when the new Keepmoat Stadium The Eco-Power Stadium (formerly known as Keepmoat Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Doncaster, England, with a capacity of 15,231. It cost approximately £20 million to construct, as part of the wider Lakeside Sports Complex that it ... replaced it. It had the 3rd biggest pitch in England at the time, and the pitch was in good state. In the 2005–06 season Doncaster had knocked out Aston Villa and Manchester City on this pitch in the League Cup. The old ground was known as Belle Vue, but following commercial sponsorship (for the 2004–05 season) it was known as the Earth Stadium. The stadium was demolished in 2007. References Belle Vue {{SouthYorkshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
