Hickleton

{{short description|Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England}}

{{About|the village in South Yorkshire|the minesweeper|HMNZS Hickleton (M1131)|the colliery|Hickleton Main Colliery}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.542|-1.276|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Hickleton

| population = 274

| population_ref = (2011)

| metropolitan_borough = Doncaster

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire

| post_town = Doncaster

| postcode_district = DN5

| postcode_area = DN

| dial_code = 01709

| os_grid_reference =

| constituency_westminster = Doncaster North

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Borough of Doncaster

| pushpin_map_caption = Location within City of Doncaster

| type = Village

}}

File:Hickleton - Hickleton Hall.jpg

Hickleton is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 291,[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790254 Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Doncaster] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613044117/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790254 |date=13 June 2011 }} Retrieved 27 August 2009. which had reduced slightly to 274 at the 2011 census.{{cn|date=January 2023}} Hickleton is {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} west of Doncaster and {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} east of Barnsley.

There are records of Hickleton's history dating back to Saxon times although some consider the settlement to have Roman roots.[http://www.hickleton.org.uk/HickletonHeritageTrust.htm Dabell, J. A., 'Hickleton Heritage Trust' website]

More recently, it was the "estate village" of Hickleton Hall, formerly the home of the earls of Halifax and then a Sue Ryder Care Home until 2013.

The parish church, St. Wilfrid's, is mainly of mediaeval construction with Norman features that was restored in Victorian times by George Frederick Bodley.

Two locations in Hickleton appear in the top ten worst locations in England for air quality; the village has the most polluted air in Yorkshire. There have been numerous campaigns to construct a bypass around the village and Marr to the east.[https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/what-life-like-living-yorkshires-18695325 What life is like living in Yorkshire's most polluted village - YorkshireLive] Retrieved 9 January 2023.