Coordinates: 53°26′N 1°00′W / 53.44°N 1.00°W
| Austerfield | |
  Austerfield
Austerfield shown within South Yorkshire |
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| Population | 571 |
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| Parish | Austerfield |
| Metropolitan borough | Doncaster |
| Metropolitan county | South Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN10 |
| Dialling code | 01302 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Don Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Austerfield is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies to the north-east of Bawtry on the A614 road to Finningley, and is located at 53° 26' 30" North, 1° 0' West, at an elevation of around 7 metres (23 feet) above sea level. It is close to the River Idle, and has a population of 571.[1]
Its name derives from the Germanic 'Ouestraefeld' meaning 'eastern field'.
A council was convened by King Aldfrith of Northumbria at Austerfield in 702,which was then on the boundary between the two Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia, attended by Berhtwald,Archbishop of Canterbury to decide on whether Saint Wilfrid should become Archbishop of York. Austerfield contains the 11th century church of St Helena, built in 1080 by John de Builli, where "Pilgrim Father" William Bradford, who was born in Austerfield, was baptised.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Doncaster Retrieved 2009-08-26
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