Hatfield, South Yorkshire
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The civil parish of Hatfield is an administrative area of the metropolitan borough of Doncaster which is part of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies on the border of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and 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.
Hatfield contains the following villages:
Dunscroft
Dunscroft lies on the A18 road, about 6 miles (10 km) from the centre of Doncaster. It is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 5 metres above sea level.Dunsville
Dunsville lies on the A18 road, about 5 miles (8 km) from the centre of Doncaster. It is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 5 metres above sea level.Hatfield
Hatfield lies on the A18 road, about 7 miles (11 km) from the centre of Doncaster. It is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 5 metres above sea level. It is served by railway stations in Stainforth and Thorne.Hatfield Woodhouse
Hatfield Woodhouse lies on the A614 road, about 7 miles (11 km) from the centre of Doncaster. It is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 5 metres above sea level. One and a half miles (2½ km) south of the settlement are the Lindhome and Moorland prisons, while to the north, on the A1146 road, is the Hatfield Young Offender Institution.The village pub is called the Robin Hood and Little John (and has probably always been called this, and certainly since the 1960s). This is consistent with the many Robin Hood legends suggesting that he roamed not only Sherwood Forest, but also Barnsdale Forest. The new Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield is nearby, at Finningley close to the border with Nottinghamshire. Although there has been much debate surrounding the use of the name Robin Hood in the name of the airport, the longstanding existence of the pub helps to justify the case for the name.
Recently an application has been proposed to allow the demolition of the pub and several flats to be built in its place.
West End
West End is a small village to the south-west of Hatfield Woodhouse. It is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 5 metres above sea level.
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