Edenthorpe
Encyclopedia
Edenthorpe is a village and civil parish
in the east of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
in the English
county of South Yorkshire
. It has a population of 4,752.
less than a mile away on the Sheffield to Hull Line
.
and the Edenthorpe Hall primary schools as well as the Hungerhill School
are just off the A18.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the east of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire in Yorkshire and the Humber Region of England.In addition to the town of Doncaster, the borough covers Mexborough, Conisbrough, Thorne and Finningley....
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
. It has a population of 4,752.
Geography
It is bi-sected by the A18. The A630 passes the south of the village from junction 4 of the M18 and meets the A18 to the west of the village at a roundabout. The population is 4,748. There is the Kirk Sandall railway stationKirk Sandall railway station
Kirk Sandall railway station serves the suburb of Kirk Sandall in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The station is north of Doncaster on the Sheffield to Hull Line.-Service:...
less than a mile away on the Sheffield to Hull Line
Sheffield to Hull Line
The Sheffield to Hull line is a railway line in northern England. It runs from Sheffield north east to Hull Paragon via Doncaster. Stopping services on the line are provided by Northern Rail, with many branching off to Adwick or Scunthorpe...
.
History
The parish church is the Church of the Good Shepherd, part of a group based in Kirk Sandall which adjoins the village to the north. Village pubs are the Eden Arms on Eden Field Road, the Holly Bush on Church Baulk, and the Ridgewood on Thorne Road (A18). The Edenthorpe Canon Popham C of EChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and the Edenthorpe Hall primary schools as well as the Hungerhill School
Hungerhill School
Hungerhill School, A Specialist Centre for Science, Mathematics and Computing, is a Mathematics and Computing College on Hungerhill Lane off Thorne Road in Edenthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.-Admissions:...
are just off the A18.