Towns & cities · East Midlands
Finningley
Finningley — village in South Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Finningley is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,442 people. Address: DN9. Wikidata describes it as: "village in South Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4830°, -0.9830°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Finningley is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Historically in Nottinghamshire, it lies on the A614 road between Bawtry and Thorne, about 6 miles south-east of Doncaster. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,497. The Finningley ward of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council covers 16.8 square miles, including the villages of Auckley, Branton, Blaxton, Hayfield and Bessacarr Grange, and part of Cantley.
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Background
History
The parish church of Holy Trinity is Norman, with a 13th-century chancel. The place name Finningley contains the Old English word, fenn, a fen, a marsh, marshland + -ingas (Old English), the people of...; the people called after... + lēah (Old English), a glade, clearing; (later) a pasture, meadow... so a "Clearing of the fen-dwellers".
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- Coordinates
- 53.4830, -0.9830
- District
- Doncaster
- Parish
- Finningley
- Postcode
- DN9
- Parliamentary constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Population
- 1,442
Sources
- wikidata: Q1618003 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Finningley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Gate into farmland off the A614 road near Finningley - geograph.org.uk - 1347134.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Finningley?
- Finningley is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DN9), in the parish of Finningley.
- Is Finningley free to visit?
- Yes, Finningley is free to enter.
- How do I get to Finningley?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DN9. It sits within the Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme parliamentary constituency.