Roman Ridge—consisting of
Cusworth
Cusworth is a village and suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, located to its north-west within the civil parish of Sprotbrough and Cusworth and the City of Doncaster, with a population of 4,728. It is home to Cusworth Hall, an 18 ...
,
Scawsby
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, C ...
and part of
Scawthorpe
Scawthorpe is a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England on the A638 road. It is split between the city council wards of Roman Ridge and Bentley.
History
Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it was in the civil parish
...
—is one of 21
electoral wards
The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors. The ''ward (subnational entity), ward'' is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil pa ...
in the
Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
The City of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire, England. It is named after its principal settlement, Doncaster, and includes the surrounding suburbs of Doncaster as well as numerous towns and villages. The di ...
,
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire ...
, England. It forms part of the
Doncaster North
Doncaster North is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in South Yorkshire that was created in 1983. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliamen ...
parliamentary constituency. It elects 2 councillors to
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. The ward is named after the
Roman Ridge
Roman Ridge is a bridleway that was part of the Roman road of Ermine Street, between Scawsby and Redhouse to the north of Doncaster, England.
This footpath departs from the A638 road at The Sun junction with the A635 (or Barnsley Road). It ...
, a bridleway that was an ancient Roman road. In 2011 it had a population of 11,229. The ward was formed in 2015.
[{{cite web, url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/114/made, title=The Doncaster (Electoral Changes) Order 2015, publisher=legislation.gov.uk, accessdate=28 April 2023]
References
Wards of Doncaster