Hatfield, South Yorkshire

Last updated

Hatfield
Town and civil parish
Ingram Arms - geograph.org.uk - 1709123.jpg
The Ingram Arms & St Lawrence's Church
Location map United Kingdom Borough of Doncaster.svg
Red pog.svg
Hatfield
Location within the Borough of Doncaster
South Yorkshire UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Hatfield
Location within South Yorkshire
Area23.96 sq mi (62.1 km2)
Population17,236 (2011 census) [1]
•  Density 719/sq mi (278/km2)
Civil parish
  • Hatfield
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DONCASTER
Postcode district DN7
Dialling code 01302
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°35′N1°00′W / 53.58°N 1.00°W / 53.58; -1.00

Hatfield is a town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 17,236 at the 2011 Census. [1] The town is located on the A18 road between Doncaster and Scunthorpe, and to the west of the M18 motorway. It shares a railway station with Stainforth on the line between Goole and Scunthorpe, and Doncaster. Recorded history in the parish extends as far back as 730, when Bede wrote about the Northumbrian King, Edwin, being killed in battle in the area.

Contents

History

Section from Shepherd's map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria ShepardMap802Northumbria.png
Section from Shepherd's map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria

Hatfield (called Heathfield historically) is an ancient settlement and a palace of the Northumbrian Kingdom called Meicen, (or Meigen). [2]

On 12 October 633 AD, King Edwin was killed in the Battle of Hatfield Chase by Penda, King of Mercia. Penda was assisted in the battle by the Welsh under the leadership of Cadwallon ap Cadfan, Welsh (British) King of Gwynedd. Osric, a possible successor to Edwin, was also killed in the battle. Edwin's son Edfrith surrendered to Penda. [3]

It is thought that the battle gave rise to the name of Slay Pit Lane in Hatfield, [4] where it is rumoured that the battle took place and the bodies of soldiers lay close by. [5]

Hatfield is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having a church, a priest, various ploughlands and plough men. The area was in the possession of William de Warenne. [6] The name Hatfield stems from Old English (with a Scandinavian influence) of Hæþfeld; the field or open land where heather and other shrubs grew. [7] The name was recorded by Bede as Heathfelth in 730. [8]

St Lawrence St. Lawrence, Hatfield from the south east - geograph.org.uk - 3275684.jpg
St Lawrence

Hatfield Manor House is a grade I listed building dating back to the 12th century. The site of the house was regraded as the site of the palace of Edwin, King of Northumbria. Notable visitors over the years have included Edward Balliol, Elizabeth, Countess of Ulster, John of Gaunt and Geoffrey Chaucer. [9] [10] The Anglican St Lawrence's Church, Hatfield was built around the same time as the manor house. [11]

In 1629, Charles I sold almost 180,000 acres (73,000 ha) of Hatfield Chase to a Dutch engineer, Cornelius Vermuyden who sold tracts of the land to other parties and spent £400,000 draining the chase and reclaiming the land. Of the land, one third was awarded to Vermuyden, one third went too the crown and the remaining third was given to the local population as common land. [12]

The parish of Hatfield was originally in the wapentake of Lower Strafforth and in the county of the West Riding of Yorkshire. [13] It was moved in the county boundary changes of 1974, into South Yorkshire. [14] The population of the parish at the 2001 census was 16,164, [15] which had risen to 17,236 at the 2011 census. [1]

There is an outdoor water activity centre to the north-east of the town, and two prisons, Hatfield Main and Hatfield Lakes, across the M18 to the east. [16] [17] HMP Lindholme is to the south-east of the town built on the former site of RAF Lindholme. [18] [19]

Geography

Hatfield is located within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire on the border of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, on the A18 road between Doncaster and Scunthorpe. The A1146 connects Hatfield with Thorne. The town is bisected by the M18 motorway. Junctions 4 and 5 of the M18, and Junction 1 of the M180 motorway are all within the parish. [20] [21] Hatfield is part of the parliamentary constituency of Don Valley. [22]

Hatfield parish contains the following villages:

Broadway, Dunscroft Broadway - geograph.org.uk - 1254319.jpg
Broadway, Dunscroft

Dunscroft lies on the A18 road, about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the centre of Doncaster. [23] There is Sheep Dip Lane primary school. [24] The church is dedicated to St Edwin, however, it is intended to amalgamate the ecclesiastical parishes of Dunscroft and Hatfield and close St Edwin's Church. [25]

Dunsville lies on the A18 road, about 5 miles (8 km) from the centre of Doncaster. [26]

Hatfield lies on the A18 road, about 7 miles (11 km) from the centre of Doncaster. It is served by the Hatfield and Stainforth railway station in Stainforth and Thorne. [27] Hatfield has numerous public houses, including The Bay Horse, The Hatfield Chase, Hatfields, The Blue Bell, The Ingram Arms and The Green Tree. The original building known as the Abbey or Dunscroft Grange was demolished in 1966–7. For the final twenty years, this building was owned by Mr Harry Lewis. The old Abbey was possibly a dormitory to Roche Abbey at Maltby. It had to be demolished because the 12th-century masonry and stonework were unstable. The main school for the area is Ash Hill Academy. There is the Travis St. Lawrence Church of England Primary School, [28] and Hatfield Crookesbroom primary school. [29]

Hatfield Woodhouse (House in the Hatfield Wood), [30] is a small, semi-rural village which lies on the A614 road, about 7 miles (11 km) from the centre of Doncaster. [31]

Hatfield Woodhouse also gave rise to RAF Hatfield Woodhouse two miles south of the village. The airfield was later named RAF Lindholme. [32]

Recently an application has been proposed to allow the demolition of the pub and several flats to be built in its place. This application has recently been denied due to rallies by locals to have the plans rejected. There is the Hatfield Woodhouse primary school, which was rated as being Good by Ofsted in 2019. [33]

West End is a small village to the south-west of Hatfield Woodhouse.

Transport

Doncaster Moto Services on the M18 Moto Services - geograph.org.uk - 158512 (cropped).jpg
Doncaster Moto Services on the M18

The A18 road runs through the eastern part of Hatfield town, with the M18 and M180 motorways in the east of the parish. A proposal exists to develop land adjacent to the west side of Junction 5 on the M18, to a mixed development of housing and warehousing space known as Unity Park. The development, which is projected to involve housing, a marina and a new school, [34] has led to the creation of a new link road from Junction 5 to Waggons Way in Stainforth. [35] Junction 5 also has a motorway service area (MSA) known as Doncaster North, run by Moto. [36]

A railway from Doncaster to Thorne first arrived in July 1856 with the station being labelled simply as Stainforth. It was replaced by a newer station called Hatfield and Stainforth in October 1866. [37] [38]

Media

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire Television signals are received from the Emley Moor TV transmitter. [39]

Local radio stations are BBC Radio Sheffield, Heart Yorkshire, Capital Yorkshire, Hallam FM, Greatest Hits Radio South Yorkshire, TX1 Radio and TMCR 95.3, a community based radio station which broadcast from its studios in Thorne. [40]

The town is served by these local newspapers, Doncaster Free Press and Thorne Times. [41]

Notable people

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Goole</span> Town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M180 motorway</span> Motorway in England

The M180 is a 25.5-mile (41 km) motorway in eastern England, starting at junction 5 on the M18 motorway in Hatfield, within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and terminating at Barnetby, Lincolnshire, some 10 miles (16 km) from the port of Immingham and 14 miles (23 km) from the port of Grimsby. The A180 road continues to the east for Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham. Scunthorpe, Lincoln, Hull, Brigg, Bawtry and the Isle of Axholme can be accessed using the motorway. Humberside Airport, the now-closed Doncaster Sheffield Airport, and the Killingholme, Humber and Lindsey oil refineries are close to the motorway. The road forms part of the unsigned Euroroute E22 and is the main route along the south bank of the Humber Estuary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thorne, South Yorkshire</span> Market town and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

Thorne is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It has a population of 16,592, increasing to 17,295 at the 2011 Census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Doncaster</span> Metropolitan borough in England

The City of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire, England. It is named after its principal settlement, Doncaster, and includes the surrounding suburbs of Doncaster as well as numerous towns and villages. The district has large amounts of countryside; at 219 square miles (570 km2), it is the largest metropolitan borough in England by area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stainforth, South Yorkshire</span> Town and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

Stainforth is a town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is around 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Doncaster, close to Hatfield and Thorne. It had a population of 6,342 in the 2001 census, reducing slightly to 6,282 at the 2011 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A614 road</span> Road in England

The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hatfield & Stainforth railway station</span> Railway station in South Yorkshire, England

Hatfield and Stainforth railway station serves the towns of Hatfield and Stainforth in South Yorkshire, England. It is located 6+3⁄4 miles (10.9 km) north east of the main Doncaster station.

TMCR or Today's More Choice Radio is a community radio station based in Thorne, South Yorkshire, England, broadcasting to north-east Doncaster and parts of the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hatfield Chase</span> Human settlement in England

Hatfield Chase is a low-lying area in South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, England, which was often flooded. It was a royal hunting ground until Charles I appointed the Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden to drain it in 1626. The work involved the re-routing of the Rivers Don, Idle, and Torne, and the construction of drainage channels. It was not wholly successful, but changed the whole nature of a wide swathe of land including the Isle of Axholme, and caused legal disputes for the rest of the century. The civil engineer John Smeaton looked at the problem of wintertime flooding in the 1760s, and some remedial work was carried out.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A18 road (England)</span> Road in England

The A18 is a road in England that links Doncaster in South Yorkshire with Ludborough in Lincolnshire, via Scunthorpe and Grimsby. Much of its route has been superseded by the M180 motorway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stainforth and Keadby Canal</span> Canal in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England

The Stainforth and Keadby Canal is a navigable canal in South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England. It connects the River Don Navigation at Bramwith to the River Trent at Keadby, by way of Stainforth, Thorne and Ealand, near Crowle. It opened in 1802, passed into the control of the River Don Navigation in 1849, and within a year was controlled by the first of several railway companies. It became part of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation, an attempt to remove several canals from railway control, in 1895. There were plans to upgrade it to take larger barges and to improve the port facilities at Keadby, but the completion of the New Junction Canal in 1905 made this unnecessary, as Goole could easily be reached and was already a thriving port.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Goole Fields</span> Civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Goole Fields is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Goole town centre and lies at both sides but mainly south of the A161 road, covering an area of 1,980.59 hectares. It is bordered to the east by the Swinefleet Warping Drain, to the south by the Blackwater Dike, and to the west by the railway line from Goole to Doncaster.

Ash Hill Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, at Hatfield, South Yorkshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edenthorpe</span> Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

Edenthorpe is a village and civil parish on the eastern edge of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 4,752, increasing slightly to 4,776 at the 2011 Census. The village lies 4 miles (6.4 km) to the north east of Doncaster city centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">River Torne (England)</span> River in the north of England

The River Torne is a river in the north of England, which flows through the counties of South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. It rises at the Upper Lake at Sandbeck Hall, in Maltby in South Yorkshire, and empties into the River Trent at Keadby pumping station. Much of the channel is engineered, as it plays a significant role in the drainage of Hatfield Chase, which it crosses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thorne and Hatfield Moors</span> Lowland raised peat bog in England

Thorne and Hatfield Moors form the largest area of lowland raised peat bog in the United Kingdom. They are situated in South Yorkshire, to the north-east and east of Doncaster near the town of Thorne, and are part of Hatfield Chase. They had been used for small-scale extraction of peat for fuel from medieval times, and probably much earlier, but commercial extraction of the peat for animal bedding began in the 1880s. The peat was cut on the moors and, once it had dried, transported to several works on 3 ft narrow gauge tramways, always called trams locally. The wagons were pulled by horses to works at Creyke's Siding, Moorends, Medge Hall, Swinefleet and Hatfield. There was also a network of canals supplying the Moorends Works.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thorne and Hatfield Moors Peat Canals</span>

Thorne and Hatfield Moors Peat Canals were a series of canals in South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England, which were used to carry cut peat from Thorne and Hatfield Moors to points where it could be processed or exported. There were two phases to the canals, the first of which lasted from the 1630s until the 1830s when coal imported on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal reduced the demand for peat as a fuel. The second started in the 1890s when peat found a new use as bedding for working horses and lasted until 1922 when Moorends Mill which processed the peat was destroyed by fire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Branton, South Yorkshire</span> Village in South Yorkshire, England

Branton is a village in South Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Doncaster. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,992.

References

  1. 1 2 3 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hatfield Parish (E04000080)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Koch, John T.; Minard, Antone, eds. (2012). "Cadwallon ap Cadfan". The Celts; history life and culture, Volume 1. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 139. ISBN   978-1-59884-964-6.
  3. ↑ "Hatfield, West Riding". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Slay Pits :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Smith, A. H. (1961). Lower & Upper Strafforth and Staincross Wapentakes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 11. OCLC   258654754.
  6. ↑ "Hatfield | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 224. ISBN   0-19-869103-3.
  8. ↑ "Hatfield :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Hatfield Manor House (Grade I) (1151589)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Turner, Marion (2019). Chaucer : a European life. Woodstock: Princeton University Press. p. 59. ISBN   978-0-69-121015-5.
  11. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence (Grade I) (1192628)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Records of the Hatfield Chase Corporation, 1626–1973 – Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Genuki: Hatfield, Yorkshire (West Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  14. ↑ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 100. ISBN   9781840337532.
  15. ↑ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Hatfield Parish (00CE024)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  16. ↑ Kessen, David (20 July 2020). "'Total Wipeout' style waterpark arrives in Doncaster". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Hatfield Prison". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Lindholme (Hatfield Woodhouse) – Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust UK". abct.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  19. ↑ Otter, Patrick (1998). Yorkshire airfields in the Second World War. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 179. ISBN   1-85306-542-0.
  20. ↑ "279" (Map). Doncaster. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN   978-0-319-24476-0.
  21. ↑ "Hatfield – High Street conservation area – Doncaster Council". doncaster.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  22. ↑ Torr, George (15 November 2019). "General Election 2019: Full list of candidates and Doncaster constituencies explained". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  23. ↑ "Hatfield Town Council – Parish History". hatfieldtowncouncil-southyorkshire.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  24. ↑ "Hatfield Sheep Dip Lane Primary School CLOSED URN: 106717". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  25. ↑ "St Edwin". achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  26. ↑ "Dunsville, Doncaster – area information, map, walks and more". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  27. ↑ "Hatfield & Stainforth Station Train Tickets, Departures and Timetables | Northern". northernrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  28. ↑ "Travis St Lawrence CofE Primary School URN: 106766". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  29. ↑ "Crookesbroom Primary Academy URN: 138008". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  30. ↑ "Hatfield Woodhouse :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  31. ↑ "Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster – area information, map, walks and more". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  32. ↑ Delve, Ken (2006). Northern England : Co. Durham, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Yorkshire. Ramsbury: Crowood. p. 172. ISBN   1-86126-809-2.
  33. ↑ "Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School URN: 138007". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  34. ↑ Casci, Mark (4 May 2020). "New South Yorkshire development set to create 7,000 jobs and generate £900m". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  35. ↑ "Unity Way – Doncaster Council". doncaster.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  36. ↑ "£21m paid for Doncaster service station". Insider Media Ltd. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  37. ↑ Quick, Michael (2020). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain; a Chronology (PDF) (5 ed.). Market Drayton: The railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 400. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  38. ↑ Joy, David (1984). South and West Yorkshire : (the industrial West Riding) (2 ed.). Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. p. 219. ISBN   0946537119.
  39. ↑ "Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  40. ↑ "TMCR 95.3" . Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  41. ↑ "Thorne Times" . Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  42. ↑ "Genuki: HATFIELD, Yorkshire (West Riding)". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  43. ↑ "Hatfield Chase Corporation, 1538–1973 – The University of Nottingham". nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.