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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Doncaster like this:
Doncaster, mun. bor., market town, par., and township, S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Don, and on the line of the ancient Roman road of Watling Street, 32 miles S. of York and 156 miles N. of London by rail -- par., 10,197 ac., pop. 25,887; bor. and township, 1691 ac., pop. 21,139; 4 Banks, 4 newspapers. ...
Market-day, Saturday. D. was the Danum of the Romans and the Dona Ceastre (Camp on the Don) of the Saxons. Previous to the Reformation it was the seat of several monastic establishments. Its corn market is of considerable importance, and its trade is mainly agricultural; it has, however, mfrs. of canvas, sacks, and ropes, some iron and brass foundries, and agricultural implement works, besides the extensive locomotive and carriage works of the Great Northern Ry. About 1 mile to the SE. of the town is the racecourse, one of the oldest and finest in the kingdom.
Doncaster is now part of DONCASTER District. Click here for graphs and data of how DONCASTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Doncaster itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Doncaster in West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/753
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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