Arksey
| Arksey | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' church | |
  Arksey Arksey shown within South Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE580068 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN5 |
| Dialling code | 01302 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Arksey is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It was the birthplace of the children's writer Barbara Euphan Todd on 9 January 1890.
The sey in Arksey means island in Old English, which is appropriate as the village is surrounded by marshland.
History
Arksey is older than the Domesday Book (more facts on that in an external link below).
External links
- Arksey in the Domesday Book
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