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Doncaster: Area, History and Background

Riding are well acquainted with the United Kingdom, its cities and towns.

Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Doncaster in the United Kingdom.

  • Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England.
  • It is about 20 miles (32 km) from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny".
  • Doncaster has an international airport, and in recent years Doncaster centre has undergone regeneration including the development of an Education City campus.
  • It has also recently extended the Frenchgate Centre, a shopping centre and transport interchange.
  • According to the 2001 census, the urban sub-area of Doncaster had a population of 67,977.
  • Together with Bentley and Armthorpe, it forms an urban area with a population of 127,851.
  • Doncaster's metropolitan borough has a population of around 286,866.
  • In 2010, it was named the UK's ninth "most musical" city by PRS for Music.
  • Today, many of Doncaster's streets are named with the suffix
  • The boundary of it principally extended from the River Don, along what is now, Market Road, Silver Street, Cleveland Street and Printing Office Street.
  • Doncaster is represented in the House of Commons by four MPs.
  • At a European level it is part of the Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency) constituency and is represented by six MEPs.
  • Locally Doncaster is one of only twelve UK cities/towns to have a directly elected mayor, a position currently held by English Democrat Peter Davies.
  • It is the second largest city in South Yorkshire, after Sheffield and is also the 15th largest district in terms of population in the UK outside London.
  • Due to its proximity to major urban centres and motorway/rail infrastructure, Doncaster is home to a number of major distribution centres.
  • A significant proportion of fresh and frozen goods for Northern Supermarkets is dispatched by road from it.
  • On 5 March 2004, Doncaster was granted Fairtrade Town status.