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'''Sprotbrough''' is a large village near [[Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]], England. Bounded by Cusworth (N), Warmsworth (S), Cadeby (W) and Newton (E), Sprotbrough, together with [[Cusworth]], forms the [[civil parish]] of [[Sprotbrough and Cusworth]] (sometimes Sprotbrough with Cusworth). |
'''Sprotbrough''' is a large village near [[Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]], England. Bounded by Cusworth (N), Warmsworth (S), Cadeby (W) and Newton (E), Sprotbrough, together with [[Cusworth]], forms the [[civil parish]] of [[Sprotbrough and Cusworth]] (sometimes Sprotbrough with Cusworth). |
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Sprotbrough Village harbours the Grade I listed St Mary's Church and The Old Rectory – the childhood home of Second World War flying ace [[Douglas Bader]]. |
Sprotbrough Village harbours the Grade I listed St Mary's Church and The Old Rectory – the childhood home of Second World War flying ace [[Douglas Bader]]. |
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The place-name 'Sprotbrough' is first attested in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, where it appears as ''Sproteburg''. The name is thought to mean 'Sprot's borough |
The place-name 'Sprotbrough' is first attested in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, where it appears as ''Sproteburg''. The name is thought to mean 'Sprot's borough'.<ref>[[Eilert Ekwall]], ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.435.</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 21:04, 8 November 2020
| Sprotbrough | |
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  Sprotbrough Location within South Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE544050 |
| • London | 145 mi (233 km) SSE |
| Civil parish | |
| 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 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
Sprotbrough is a large village near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Bounded by Cusworth (N), Warmsworth (S), Cadeby (W) and Newton (E), Sprotbrough, together with Cusworth, forms the civil parish of Sprotbrough and Cusworth (sometimes Sprotbrough with Cusworth).
Sprotbrough Village harbours the Grade I listed St Mary's Church and The Old Rectory – the childhood home of Second World War flying ace Douglas Bader.
The place-name 'Sprotbrough' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Sproteburg. The name is thought to mean 'Sprot's borough'.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.435.