Arksey

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Doncaster Archeseia (1086) (DB). Possibly ‘island, or dry ground in marsh, of a man called Arnkel’. OScand. pers. name + OE ēg.

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Coordinates: 53°33′19″N 1°07′32″W / 53.5553°N 1.1256°W / 53.5553; -1.1256

Arksey
Arksey is located in South Yorkshire
Arksey

 Arksey shown within South Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE580068
Metropolitan borough Doncaster
Metropolitan county South Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DONCASTER
Postcode district DN5
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Arksey is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England.

It is well known to most in Doncaster and the villagers for its level-railway crossing. The barriers can be down for up to nine hours a day when all durations are added together frustrating many people and severely effecting emergency service responses. The line is situated on the East Coast Mainline London to Scotland route.

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