Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall is a civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster

Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster

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 in South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

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, England

England

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. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 8,524. The parish covers Barnby Dun and Kirk Sandall, both parts of the Doncaster

Doncaster

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 urban area.

History

The parish was formed in 1921 by the amalgamation of Barnby upon Don with Kirk Sandall. Until 1956 it also included Edenthorpe

Edenthorpe

Edenthorpe is a village and civil parish in the east of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in the English county of South Yorkshire. It has a population of 4,752.-Geography:...

.

Barnby Dun was home to the Thorpe Marsh Power station

Thorpe Marsh Power Station

Thorpe Marsh Power Station was a 1 Gigawatt coal-fired power station near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England.- History :Construction of the station began in 1959, it being built as a prototype for all the large modern power stations in the UK. It was commissioned between 1963 and 1965...

before its closure in the middle 1990s.

Education

Barnby Dun has had elementary education since around 1872. The old school, as it is known now, with one classroom was paid for originally from local charities and the church fund. The property lies on Top Road, Barnby Dun. The first headteacher of the new school was Charles Newbound 1872-1895. During the last century extensions and additions to the school were made. As the village grew, so did the school but in 1977 a new infant school was built on Church Road and the original school became a junior school educating 7-12 year old boys and girls. Due to a falling population it was decided that both schools be amalgamated and the infant school site was chosen as the new Primary school.

Religious sites

Barnby Dun has a fourteenth century church, St Peter & St Pauls.

External links

• Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall Parish Council