Bessacarr

Bessacarr
Tall sloped willow and straight tree and Stoops Lane shops in early spring.
Footpath across Warren Golf Course, Bessacarr
Bessacarr  Bessacarr shown within South Yorkshire
Population	19,803 Doncaster MBC study of 2001 census areas forming Bessacarr's early 20th century boundary
OS grid reference	SE6101
– London	140 mi (230 km)  S by SE
Metropolitan borough	Doncaster
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DONCASTER
Postcode district	DN4
Dialling code	01302
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Doncaster Central
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Coordinates: 53°30′22″N 1°04′48″W / 53.506°N 1.080°W / 53.506; -1.080

Bessacarr /ˈbɛs.əˌkər/^[1] is a large village at the south-east edge of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Bessacarr is mostly private residential development from the 1960s onward. Bessacarr is largely interwoven with Cantley to the north-east having partially signposted ancient boundaries, upon which its population was approximately 19,803 at the 2001 census.^[2]

Localities

West Bessacarr

The bulk of Bessacarr is often known as West Bessacarr and is south of Bawtry Road. A small minority of the neighbourhood was built in the 1930s or earlier, the majority of the building occurred in the 1960s and 70s. Some recent development has occurred in the late 1990s and into the 21st century. Apartments are a feature of the most recent developments.

Nostell Place includes a Doctor's surgery, Veterinary surgery, global retail bank, pharmacists, Co-operative food store, bakery, hairdresser, hardware store, launderette, fish and chip shop and Chinese takeaway amongst others. Nearby is the Flying Childers public house, St Francis of Assisi Anglican Church, Bessacarr Library and Willow Primary School. Some other shops, including an off-licence and a hairdresser / beautician, are further up Alston Road around the corner from Punch's Hotel. Doncaster Lawn Tennis Club is on Saxton Avenue and is accessible via a footpath from Ellers Road.

West Bessacarr is part of the cycle path from Doncaster to Rossington, known locally as "the red path" owing to the colour of its tarmac. Routes including the red path and others within Bessacarr can lead walkers and cyclists to the relatively newly developed area known as Lakeside. Public transport to and from Bessacarr is provided by First Mainline routes 58 and 55B, with the direct 89 bus through the estates being withdrawn in 2004. Primary education for the area is provided by Bessacarr Primary School and Willow Primary School, which feed into the local Hall Cross lower school, formally Ellers Middle School, next to the north-west boundary.

Bessacarr Grange

Bessacarr Grange is a largely 1990s neighbourhood south of the M18 Motorway with some of its own amenities including Yorkshire Wildlife Park accessed by Warning Tongue Lane.

Politics

Bessacarr and Cantley is currently the name of the ward which as such undergoes boundary and name reviews every eight to twelve years theoretically to avoid malapportionment. Elections are held all-out from 1999 every four years. For the 2015 term the ward is served by one Conservative and two Labour members. The 2015 election saw the Conservatives gain a seat in Bessacarr for the first time in nearly twenty years.

Finningley ward would on a historic synthesis and real-politik critique of the first past the post system be considered a set of three Conservative 'safe seats' and currently includes all bar the latest developed areas of Cantley as well as Bessacarr Grange.

Demography

Around 40% of Bessacarr is in Finningley Ward which had the following land use and housing statistics in 2011:

Notable people

• Louis Tomlinson, singer (One Direction)^[4]
• Mick Markham, Designer

References

External links

• Media related to Bessacarr at Wikimedia Commons