Arksey


Arksey is a village in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had an estimated population of 1,303 as of 2010. It was the birthplace of the children's writer Barbara Euphan Todd on 9 January 1890. Arksey has four satellite hamlets: Shaftholme, Tilts, Almholme and Stockbridge.
The name Arksey derives from the Old Norse personal name Arnkel combined with the Old English ēg meaning 'island'.
Arksey is older than the Domesday Book.
The Parish Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building, dating back to the 1120s.