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Hatfield is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough 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. The village of Hatfield lies on the A18 road, about seven miles (11 km) from the centre of Doncaster. It is located at approximately 53°34′40″N 1°0′0″W, at an elevation of around five metres above sea level. It is served by the Hatfield and Stainforth railway station in Stainforth and Thorne. The Domesday Survey of 1086 mentions a church at Hatfield but nothing of that building remains to be seen. The present imposing parish church of St. Lawrence was probably begun in the twelfth century. The south and west doors are Norman and so is the lower part of the outer walls of the nave. The Norman pebble construction can be seen quite clearly outside. Historically, Hatfield was an in the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill. From 1894 until 1974, Hatfield was located in Thorne Rural District.
[edit] Constituent Settlements[edit] Dunscroft
Dunscroft lies on the A18 road, about six miles (10 km) from the centre of Doncaster. It is located at approximately 53°34′10″N 1°1′0″W, at an elevation of around five metres above sea level. The church is dedicated to St Edwin. [edit] Dunsville
Dunsville lies on the A18 road, about five miles (8 km) from the centre of Doncaster. It is located at approximately 53°33′40″N 1°1′30″W, at an elevation of around five metres above sea level. [edit] Hatfield Woodhouse
Hatfield Woodhouse lies on the A614 road, about seven miles (11 km) from the centre of Doncaster. It is located at approximately 53°34′10″N 0°59′0″W, at an elevation of around five metres above sea level. [edit] Research Tips
Categories: West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Hatfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Strafforth and Tickhill Wapentake, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Thorne Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | Doncaster (metropolitan borough), South Yorkshire, England | South Yorkshire, England |