Arksey
| Arksey | |
|---|---|
All Saints' Church, Arksey | |
Arksey Location within South Yorkshire | |
| Population | 1,303 (2010 est.)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE580068 |
| 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 | |
Arksey is a village in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had an estimated population of 1,303 as of 2010.[1] Arksey has four satellite hamlets: Shaftholme, Tilts, Almholme and Stockbridge.
Arksey is older than the Domesday Book.[2] The name Arksey derives from the Old Norse personal name Arnkel combined with the Old English ēg meaning 'island'.[3]
The Parish Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building, dating back to the 1120s.[4]
It was the birthplace of the children's writer Barbara Euphan Todd on 9 January 1890.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Arksey Community Profile 2010" (PDF). Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.
- ^ Arksey in the Domesday Book
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1191878)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
External links
- Media related to Arksey at Wikimedia Commons