Cantley, South Yorkshire

Cantley
Cantley  Cantley shown within South Yorkshire
Population	2,817 (2011)
Civil parish	Cantley
Metropolitan borough	Doncaster
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DONCASTER
Postcode district	DN4
Dialling code	01302
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Doncaster Central
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Coordinates: 53°31′N 1°04′W / 53.51°N 1.06°W / 53.51; -1.06

Cantley is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The village is adjacent to Bessacarr, separated by Bawtry Road. It has a population of 2,830,^[1] reducing slightly to 2,817 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

Early history

Cantley Hall was probably a home from around the 7th or 8th century, owned by a Saxon called Tochi prior to the conquest of England by the Normans in 1066, after which it probably went to the Everingham's or Everingham Ancestors. By 1209 it was known as Kanteleia, and Cauntele in 1246. By 1280 it was in the possession of Robert de Everingham. The Everingham name lives on to this day in Everingham Road, one of the main roads through Cantley. By the late 15th century the name of Cantley had been established and remained,^[3] while the residents of the estate were the Smith family.^[4]

Today

Most of Cantley was built after the Second World War, with many of its houses 1950s built semi-detached or small terraces. It mainly consists of housing estates, some council estates, plus a large park and areas of woodland. There are two main sets of shops - Everingham Road has a local convenience store, post office, bakers, grocers, butchers, hairdressers, DIY, and the popular "Fish Dish" fish & chip shop. St Wilfrid's shops are near the local health centre and have several convenience stores, off licences, hairdressers and a Chinese takeaway. The Cantley Library is situated at St Wilfrids. There is also a Co-Op on Goodison Boulevard, and two petrol stations. A secondary school, McAuley, is situated towards Old Cantley, and primary schools include Hatchell Wood (previously South Cantley Middle School), and Hawthorn Primary School

There are three pubs in Cantley, one near the park ("Bechers Brook", named for the Grand National fence), another at Everingham Road shops ("The Palfreys Lodge") and a third ("The Paddock") at Cantley Lane roundabout. It will be noticed that the pub names are all linked to horse racing. The Palfreys Lodge was originally called "The Two Palfrey's".

The street names in Cantley have links to each other in groups. Examples are streets named after trees e.g. Lilac Grove, Pine Road, Willow Avenue. Another linked group are football grounds e.g. Ninian Grove, Anfield Road, Ewood Drive, Hillsborough Road. Race courses are another group of street names e.g., Ascot Avenue, Newmarket Road, York Gardens, and Epsom Road.

Cantley has two large landmarks in the form of two water towers. These can be seen from almost any high ground around the Doncaster district.

Cantley has good transport links into Doncaster with a regular bus service (First routes 57, 59 and 91, and previously Leon services 89 and 191), and is a popular retirement village for many people.

Old Cantley

The village of Old Cantley, around half a mile in the Armthorpe direction, is built around the Grade II listed Georgian manor house Cantley Hall, presently owned by Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham of Old Cantley the founder and chairman of sofa retailer Dfs.^[5]

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