Hickleton

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This article is about the civil parish in South Yorkshire. For the minesweeper, see HMNZS Hickleton (M1131).

Hickleton Hall

Hickleton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 290.^[1]

There are records of Hickleton’s history dating back to Saxon times, although some consider the settlement has Roman roots.^[2]

More recently, it was the 'estate village' of Hickleton Hall, formerly the home of the Earls of Halifax but now a Sue Ryder Care Home.

Hickleton's parish church, St. Wilfrid's is mainly of mediaeval construction with Norman features, restored in Victorian times by George Frederick Bodley.

References

v t e Ceremonial county of South Yorkshire

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Metropolitan districts	City of Sheffield Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

Major settlements	Armthorpe Askern Barnsley Balby Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall Bawtry Bessacarr Brierley Brightside Chapeltown Conisbrough Dinnington Doncaster Edlington Gleadless Valley Hatfield Hillsborough Hoyland Maltby Mexborough Park Hill Penistone Rawmarsh Rossington Rotherham Sheffield South Kirkby and Moorthorpe Stainforth Stocksbridge Swinton Thorne Tickhill Wath upon Dearne Wombwell See also: List of civil parishes in South Yorkshire

Rivers	Dearne Don Dove Idle Loxley Rivelin Rother Sheaf Torne

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