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Arksey
Arksey
	All Saints' Church, Arksey
	Arksey Location within South Yorkshire
Population	1,303 (2010 est.)
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
UK Parliament	Doncaster North;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°33′19″N 1°07′32″W / 53.5553°N 1.1256°W

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Arksey is a village in the City 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.

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Arksey Community Profile 2010" (PDF). Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.
^ Arksey in the Domesday Book
^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1191878)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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[compro2010-1] "Arksey Community Profile 2010" (PDF). Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.

[2] Arksey in the Domesday Book

[3] Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1191878)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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+{{Use British English|date=March 2019}}
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+| official_name            = Arksey
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+| static_image_caption     = All Saints' Church, Arksey
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+| population               = 1,303
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+| population_ref           = (2010 est.)<ref name="compro2010"/>
-|region =                   Yorkshire and the Humber
+| os_grid_reference        = SE580068
-|constituency_westminster =
+| metropolitan_borough     = [[City of Doncaster|Doncaster]]
-|post_town =                DONCASTER
+| metropolitan_county      = [[South Yorkshire]]
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+| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
+| country                  = England
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+| post_town                = DONCASTER
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+| postcode_area            = DN
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-'''Arksey''' is a village in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster]] in [[South Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It was the birthplace of the children's writer [[Barbara Euphan Todd]] on 9 January 1890.
+'''Arksey''' is a village in the [[City of Doncaster]] in [[South Yorkshire]], England. It had an estimated population of 1,303 as of 2010.<ref name="compro2010">{{cite web |title=Arksey Community Profile 2010 |url=https://dmbcwebstolive01.blob.core.windows.net/media/Tenant2/Documents/Arksey_tcm33-73641.pdf |website=Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council}}</ref> It was the birthplace of the children's writer [[Barbara Euphan Todd]] on 9 January 1890. Arksey has four satellite [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]]s: [[Shaftholme]], [[Tilts]], [[Almholme]] and Stockbridge.
+The '''''sey''''' in ''Ark'''sey''''' means ''island'' in [[Old English]], which is appropriate as the village is surrounded by marshland.
+Arksey is older than the [[Domesday Book]].<ref>{{OpenDomesday|SE5706|arksey|Arksey}}</ref>
+The Parish Church of All Saints is a Grade I [[listed building]], dating back to the 1120s.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1191878 |desc=Church of All Saints |access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref>
+==See also==
+*[[Listed buildings in Doncaster (Bentley Ward)]]
+*[[Arksey railway station]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* {{Commons category inline|Arksey}}
+* {{Commons category-inline|Arksey}}
-* {{OpenDomesday|SE5706|arksey|Arksey}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Villages in South Yorkshire]]