Hampole

Hampole is a small village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, close to the border with West Yorkshire. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the eastern boundary of the parish is marked by the Great North Road (now the A1), and the parish lies in what was once the Barnsdale Forest. It had a population of 187 in 2001,^[2] increasing to 203 at the 2011 Census, which includes the neighbouring village of Skelbrooke.^[1] Hampole lies on the A638 between Doncaster and Wakefield.

Hampole
Village
Hampole Manor
Hampole Location within City of Doncaster Show map of the City of Doncaster district Hampole Location within South Yorkshire Show map of South Yorkshire
Area	4.16 sq mi (10.8 km2)
Population	203 (including Skelbrooke, 2011 Census)[1]
• Density	49/sq mi (19/km2)
Metropolitan borough	City of Doncaster
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Doncaster
Postcode district	DN6
Dialling code	01302
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Doncaster North
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.586016°N 1.237426°W / 53.586016; -1.237426

History

Hampole is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having two ploughlands, woodlands and three villagers.^[3] The name of the village derives from the Old English name of Hana and pōl, meaning Hana's pool, the first part being someone's name.^[4][5] The priory at Hampole was founded c. 1153 by Avici de Tania. When the priory was closed during the Dissolution, it had a complement of 14 nuns.^[6][7]

Hampole railway station opened in February 1886 and closed on 7 January 1952.^[8]

The parish includes the villages of Hampole, Skelbrooke and Barnsdale. The parish of Hampole is part of the Sprotbrough Ward of Doncaster Council.^[9]

By the A1 road, near Skelbrooke, is Robin Hood's Well, with its stone cover designed by John Vanbrugh. Little John's Well lies to the west of Hampole village.^[10]

Hampole lies about two miles north west of the model village of Woodlands; and of Highfields Wood, where there is a brook known as Robin Hood's Brook.

Notable buildings include the Grade II listed Church of St Michael and All Angels in Skelbrooke,^[11] Hampole Manor with Hampole Manor Cottage,^[12] and an 18th-century barn on Steep Hill Lane.^[13] To the south of the village is the Hampole Wind Farm, run by the company Good Energy.^[14] The site, which started generating in spring 2014, consists of four turbines generating enough electricity to power 5,400 homes per year.^[15][16]

See also

• Robin Hood
• Richard Rolle
• Listed buildings in Hampole

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hampole Parish (E04000079)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Hampole Parish (00CE023)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
3. "Hampole | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
4. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 215. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
5. Smith, A. H. (1961). The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Part 1 : Lower and Upper Strafforth and Staincross wapentakes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 70. OCLC 928665241.
6. "Houses of Cistercians nuns: Priory of Hampole | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
7. The South & West Yorkshire village book. Newbury: Countryside Books. 1991. p. 118. ISBN 1853061360.
8. Bairstow, Martin (1999). Great Northern railway in the West Riding. Farsley: Bairstow. p. 94. ISBN 1-871944-19-8.
9. "Election Maps Hampole". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
10. Wood, Michael (1999). "4. Merrie Englande: the Legend of Robin Hoode". In search of England : journeys into the English past. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-520-23218-6.
11. Historic England. "Church of St Michael and all Angels (1314783)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
12. Historic England. "Hampole Manor Hampole Manor Cottage (1151654)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
13. Historic England. "Barn at Hill Farm Immediately to Front Left of Farmhouse (1191849)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
14. "Wind farm brings church chimes back to Hooton Pagnell". The Sheffield Star. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
15. "Suzlon Group wins 58 MW of UK orders". Suzlon. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
16. "Hampole Wind Farm". cms.goodenergy.co.uk. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

External links

Media related to Hampole at Wikimedia Commons