It is in South Yorkshire , and is a Metropolitan County an area of dense population. Doncaster is a large town in the United Kingdom , and has more residents than many cities. Doncaster has fought to become a city for many years, but has failed to achieve this title. Many believe this is due to its closeness to other very large cities, such as Sheffield and Leeds. Doncaster is an ancient town that developed from a Roman fort called 'Danum'.
The fort was built where Doncaster Minster now stands. Later Doncaster developed into a medieval township with a fortified boundary and historic gates. What remains of the gates can still be seen in the town today. Doncaster also has a market which has existed for over years. As the centuries passed, Doncaster became an important staging post on the route between London and Edinburgh.
An ancient road called the Great North Road passed straight through the very centre of Doncaster, and the town grew around and along this road. When railways were invented, Doncaster became famous for steam trains. It was an important stop for trains travelling between Scotland and London. It is still an important stop today.
A big factory for making trains was built in Doncaster. Some of the finest and fastest steam trains in the world were built in Doncaster. Doncaster was one of the first places in the country that made aeroplanes and had an airport. The first airshow in the country was held in Doncaster in Doncaster has an international airport which was opened in The Chairman of the Great Northern, anxious about the workers and their families' spiritual welfare, persuaded the directors to contribute towards the building of St James' Church, which became known as the "Plant Church".
The railway also built St James' School. Doncaster PSB is one of the largest signalling centres on the UK network, controlling hundreds of route miles of railway. Doncaster International Railport is an important road-rail intermodal terminal. In Doncaster Racecourse was chosen as the venue for an airshow, after the world's first international air display in Reims , France in Samuel Cody no relation to William F.
Cody in an attempt to win a prize offered by the Daily Mail for the first British pilot in a British aeroplane to fly a circular mile signed British naturalisation papers in front of the crowd with the band playing both God Save the King and the Star Spangled Banner. Unfortunately, he crashed his aeroplane on the first day of the meeting and made no significant flights. During World War I fighters based first from the racecourse, then a temporary airstrip near Finningley later RAF Finningley and now Doncaster Sheffield Airport and finally, in , from a newly built airfield alongside the racecourse, were deployed to defend the east coast against Zeppelins.
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On a number of occasions fighters took off to search for the intruders but none were ever seen. The Royal Flying Corps station trained pilots for the war in France. Within months of the war ending the entire station was put up for sale and two of its three Belfast hangars, the same type of hangar that now forms the basis for the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon , were sold to a Sheffield motor manufacturing company for storage and assembly at Finningley. The third of the hangars stayed in place, mainly housing buses, until the s when it was knocked down and replaced with modern buildings.
In the Government asked local authorities to assist in the formation of a chain of airfields so the country would not lag behind other nations in the provision of civil air services. Doncaster took heed and, with expert advice from Alan Cobham , on 26 May , opened its 'aviation centre'. Development of the airfield continued and on 1 July an international service was opened to Amsterdam. Shortly after the outbreak of war in the squadron went to its battle station and played a part in the Battle of Britain.
After the departure of squadron its place was taken by the formation of Transport Squadron composed mainly of requisitioned civilian aircraft and obsolescent twin engined bombers. In , after being equipped with American-made Douglas DC-3 "Dakotas", the squadron moved south to take part in Operation 'Overlord' and later in the airborne invasion at Arnhem where Flight Lieutenant David Lord was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.
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The first tractor built at the factory was a Farmall M , which came off the production line on 13 September The Wheatley Hall Road factory was extended after the war with a new foundry to make the heavy castings. The factory started Crawler tractor production in By the factory was making a range of tractors from scratch, designed specifically for British and European markets, and sold under the 'McCormick International' name. Assembly moved in to the Carr Hill plant. In , International Harvester sold its agricultural division to Tenneco, Inc.
The ,th tractor came off the production line in Doncaster was the sole production site of the McCormick Tractors brand, and the factory employed around people although approximately 1, people are employed in the worldwide McCormick group. In December the parent company, ARGO Spa, announced that the Doncaster facility was to close in with the loss of around jobs. The announcement was made only one week before Christmas.
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Doncaster sits on the European route E15 and is the starting point of European route E In the United Kingdom, European route designators are not displayed on road signs. The M18 Junction 2 at Doncaster was the original intended starting point of the M1 motorway where the motorway meets the A1 M. The M1 was extended northward to Leeds , which is why the E13 starts at Doncaster and follows the path of the M18 and the M1.
Doncaster is situated on the A1 M and M18 motorways, and is within 20 minutes of the key M1 and M62 motorways. The former route is now the A , and partly the A to Blyth. Doncaster is also an important railway town with a station on the East Coast Main Line. Doncaster is a European hub with a new international airport, Doncaster Sheffield Airport opened in Doncaster International Railport facilities link to the Channel Tunnel. New developments include campus facilities for Doncaster College and the Frenchgate Interchange a unification of bus and railway stations with the Frenchgate Centre.
The extension to the shopping centre and the new bus station opened on 8 June , when all Doncaster bus routes started to use the station. In , Doncaster had a population of , which makes it very slightly larger than Rotherham. This makes Doncaster more ethnically diverse than Middlesbrough and nearly as diverse as Rotherham in terms of these groups. Doncaster town has twice the percentage of Asian people compared with the borough, and a slightly larger percentage of black people.
Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery is the town's main museum.
It opened in , and explores natural history, archaeology, local history, and fine and decorative art. Doncaster is home to Yorkshire Wildlife Park, the park has over animals and over 70 different species of animal including the only polar bears in England and is a major tourist attraction. The Trolleybus Museum in the nearby village of Sandtoft specialises in the preservation of trolleybuses , and claims to have the largest collection of preserved trolleybuses in Europe, with over 60 examples.
Markham Grange Steam Museum, in a garden centre in the nearby village of Brodsworth , features a private collection of steam engines. Cusworth Hall is an 18th-century Grade I listed country house in Cusworth. It is open to the public and features displays documenting the history of South Yorkshire. Doncaster Mansion House features an art gallery and displays on local history.
Ashworth Barracks Museum is a military museum in Balby telling the story of the men awarded the Victoria Cross. Various restaurants serving food from around the world can also be found in the town centre, especially in the Netherhall and Copley Road areas. From around the 16th century, Doncaster embraced the wealthy stagecoach trade.
This led to horse breeding in Doncaster, which in turn led to the start of horseraces there. The Doncaster Cup is the oldest continuing regulated horserace in the world. Doncaster Knights Rugby Football Club has shown success in recent years, being the most promoted club in English Rugby Union History, [ citation needed ] and competing at the top of National League One. The creation of the new RFU Championship means that the Knights compete in the newly launched second tier of professional rugby in England.
Recent leisure developments include a new community sports stadium for sports teams including the towns men's football club, Doncaster Rovers F. It is also the home of the British professional wrestling promotion One Pro Wrestling. Speedway racing was staged at Doncaster Greyhound Stadium in and The team was known as the Stallions and then the Dragons. The team raced in the British League Second Division.
The town also has regular involvement in the Tour de Yorkshire cycling event, having the finish line of stage two, of the Tour de Yorkshire hosted in Doncaster, as well as the finish line of stage one of the Tour de Yorkshire hosted in the town as well. Doncaster is twinned with:. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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