Hickleton

This article is about the village in South Yorkshire. For the minesweeper, see HMNZS Hickleton (M1131). For the colliery, see Hickleton Main Colliery.

Hickleton is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 291,^[1] which had reduced slightly to 274 at the 2011 census.^{[citation needed]} Hickleton is 6 miles (10 km) west of Doncaster and 8 miles (13 km) east of Barnsley.

Hickleton
Village
Hickleton Location within City of Doncaster Show map of the City of Doncaster district Hickleton Location within South Yorkshire Show map of South Yorkshire
Population	274 (2011)
Metropolitan borough	Doncaster
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Doncaster
Postcode district	DN5
Dialling code	01709
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Doncaster North
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.542°N 1.276°W / 53.542; -1.276

Hickleton Hall

There are records of Hickleton's history dating back to Saxon times although some consider the settlement to have Roman roots.^[2]

More recently, it was the "estate village" of Hickleton Hall, formerly the home of the earls of Halifax and then a Sue Ryder Care Home until 2013.

The parish church, St. Wilfrid's, is mainly of mediaeval construction with Norman features that was restored in Victorian times by George Frederick Bodley.

Two locations in Hickleton appear in the top ten worst locations in England for air quality; the village has the most polluted air in Yorkshire. There have been numerous campaigns to construct a bypass around the village and Marr to the east.^[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Hickleton