Branton, South Yorkshire
Village in South Yorkshire, England
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Branton is a village in South Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Doncaster. At the 2021 Census, it had a population of 1,822.[1]
| Branton | |
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Top: Yorkshire Wildlife Park | Bottom: Branton sign when entering from the north. | |
  Branton Location within South Yorkshire | |
| Population | 1,822 2021 Census |
| OS grid reference | SE6401 |
| Civil parish | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN3 |
| Dialling code | 01302 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
History
Branton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Geoffrey Alselin as having 15 ploughlands, and a church.[2] The name Branton derives from the Old English Brōm-tūn; the farmstead/town where the broom grew (or town among the broom).[3][4] The village was formerly in the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill.[5] In 1951, a farmer ploughing fields at Kilham Farm to the north east of the village, discovered fragments of pottery. The site has since been surveyed and documented as Romano-British pottery location which had several kilns, using the nearby River Torne for transport pottery away from Branton.[6]
There is a primary school in the village, named St Wilfrid's, which was rated as Good by Ofsted in 2019.[7] There is a post office, newsagent, barbers and pub in the village. There used to be a chapel and a church but these have been demolished.[8] The pub is called the Three Horseshoes, and was renovated in 1907.[9] A frequent bus service connects the village with Cantley and Doncaster.[10]
The Yorkshire Wildlife Park is immediately to the south of the village; it is bounded to the east by the River Torne, and to the west by the M18 motorway, which separates it from Cantley.[11][12]
Governance
Branton is in the parliamentary constituency of Don Valley, and in the civil parish of Cantley with Branton.[13]
