Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall

Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall

Lifting bridge in Barnby Dun
Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall
 Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall shown within South Yorkshire
Population 8,524 
Metropolitan boroughDoncaster
Metropolitan county South Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DONCASTER
Postcode district DN3
Dialling code 01302
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentDoncaster Central
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Coordinates: 53°34′N 1°04′W / 53.57°N 1.07°W

Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 8,524.[1] The parish covers Barnby Dun and Kirk Sandall, both parts of the Doncaster urban area.

History

The parish was formed in 1921 by the amalgamation of Barnby upon Don with Kirk Sandall. Until 1956 it also included Edenthorpe.[2]

Barnby Dun was home to the Thorpe Marsh Power station before its closure in the middle 1990s. The left over cooling towers were demolished in 2012. It was decided that whilst being demolished explosives should not be used as they would rupture the near by canal.

Education

Barnby Dun has had elementary education since around 1872. The old school, as it is known now, with one classroom was paid for originally from local charities and the church fund. The property lies on Top Road, Barnby Dun. The first headteacher of the new school was Charles Newbound 1872-1895. During the last century extensions and additions to the school were made. As the village grew, so did the school but in 1977 a new infant school was built on Church Road and the original school became a junior school educating 7-12 year old boys and girls. Due to a falling population it was decided that both schools be amalgamated and the infant school site was chosen as the new Primary school. Kirk Sandall has an infant and junior school which range from the ages or 4 to 11.

Religious sites

Barnby Dun has a fourteenth-century church, St Peter & St Pauls.

Transport

Barnby Dun was served by Barnby Dun railway station, it is now closed. Kirk Sandall is served by a station which is still operating.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Area: Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. ↑ Youngs, Frederic A, Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.2: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. 790. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.

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