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{{infobox UK place |
{{infobox UK place |
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|country = |
| country = England |
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|coordinates = {{coord|53.5553|-1.1256|display=inline,title}} |
| coordinates = {{coord|53.5553|-1.1256|display=inline,title}} |
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|official_name = |
| official_name = Arksey |
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|static_image =All Saints' church - geograph.org.uk - 178113.jpg |
| static_image = All Saints' church - geograph.org.uk - 178113.jpg |
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|static_image_caption=All Saints' church |
| static_image_caption = [[All Saints Church, Arksey|All Saints' church]] |
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|population = |
| population = |
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|metropolitan_borough = |
| metropolitan_borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster|Doncaster]] |
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|metropolitan_county = |
| metropolitan_county = [[South Yorkshire]] |
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|region = |
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber |
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|constituency_westminster = |
| constituency_westminster = |
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|post_town = |
| post_town = DONCASTER |
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|postcode_district = |
| postcode_district = DN5 |
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|postcode_area = |
| postcode_area = DN |
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|dial_code = 01302 |
| dial_code = 01302 |
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|os_grid_reference = |
| os_grid_reference = SE580068 |
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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 [[Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster]] in [[South Yorkshire]], England. It was the birthplace of the children's writer [[Barbara Euphan Todd]] on 9 January 1890. |
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Arksey is older than the Domesday Book (more facts on that in an external link below). |
Arksey is older than the Domesday Book (more facts on that in an external link below). |
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The [[All Saints Church, Arksey|parish church of All Saints]] is Grade I listed, dating back to the 1120s. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 18:46, 20 March 2019
| Arksey | |
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  Arksey Location within South Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE580068 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN5 |
| Dialling code | 01302 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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.
The sey in Arksey means island in Old English, which is appropriate as the village is surrounded by marshland.
History
![[icon]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (February 2018) |
Arksey is older than the Domesday Book (more facts on that in an external link below).
The parish church of All Saints is Grade I listed, dating back to the 1120s.
External links
Media related to Arksey at Wikimedia Commons- Arksey in the Domesday Book
 | This South Yorkshire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |