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  Balby shown within South Yorkshire |
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| Population | 286,866 (inclusive with Doncaster urban sub-area) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Doncaster |
| Shire county | South Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN4 |
| Dialling code | 01302 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Doncaster Central |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Balby is a suburb of Doncaster located to the south-west of the borough in the north of England. Divisions and environs South Yorkshire is divided into four local government districts they are the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster is a Metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire in Yorkshire and the Humber Region of England. 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A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the historic English county of Yorkshire. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is home to the former secondary school, now sports college Balby Carr. Balby Carr Community Sports College (formerly Balby Carr Community School known to many simply as ' Balby Carr', is an 11-18 secondary school located in the Balby The area of Balby streches south of the town centre from the Balby Bridge area to Loversall, a small village bordering the new Woodfield Plantation residential development which is still expanding eastwards towards the Lakeside Village retail park. The area has a mixture of housing that has developed in accordance with growth patterns of other similar sized towns, with Victorian terraced housing nearer to the town centre and post-war built suburbs. The range of housing stock available means that there is a wide disarity in the socio-economic profile of the area with pockets of relative affluence of the newer suburbs seemingly juxtaposed with poorer areas, often social housing. Much of this social housing consisted of council houses, some of which has been subsequently sold off to become owner occupied under the Conservative Government's "Right to Buy" policy of the 1980s. The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom.
The socio-economic profile of the area is said to be one of "developing working class" which is characterised by two-thirds of people being owner occupier of a two/three bedroom house with children who have left the family home or are still at at school. Car ownership is relatively high and nearly 1 in 5 residents is aged between 20 to 35 years old. This may explain why crime was well above the national average, apart from robbery which was slighly less in comparison. Council tax for nearly all bands was above the national average. In this regard it can be compared to urban areas such as Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and neighbouring Rotherham.
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History
The history of Balby dates back over 400 years with the first known record being in the Domesday Book with recorded names ' Ballesbi ' and ' Ballebi Balby is most probably named after someone of Norse origin,who settled there during the Viking period of the late 700s to 1000s, who was called Bal. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas The name Ballesbi is derived from the Norse Bal (being the person) By meaning village and S denoting that the village belonged to him. This would seem to fit the naming patterns for other towns in the area such as nearby Conisbrough meaning Conis' Fortified place, (Conisburg) and Sprotbrough meaning Sprots' Fortified Place (Sprotsburg) - both of which are Norse in origin. Conisbrough (frequently misspelled Conisborough) is a small town located roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire
Balby is home to many of the early followers of the Quaker religion in England and has long been associated, along with other areas of Doncaster, as historically having a large Quaker community. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. One of which is the infamous Paul Armitage.
More recently, the suburbial town has been a centre for steel and brass manufacture, especially at the well known Pegler's Brass Foundry and Bridon Ropery. Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 In the early 20th century, St Catherine's Hospital was built in the south of Balby and is now a hospital estate. St Catherine's Hospital is a mental healthcare hospital located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, approximately 3 miles from its centre
Future Improvements
Balby is currently in the process of several redevelopment initiatives such as the construction of a new retail park and the expansion of its residential area in the form of the 'Woodfield Plantation', the latter also prospectively creating a major link road from the east side of Balby to the Doncaster Lakeside and stadium areas although the final link is yet to be completed. In the United Kingdom, a retail park is a grouping of many retail warehouses and superstores with associated Car parking Its North American Keepmoat Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Doncaster, England. A new public house called the Maple Tree has now opened on the site to the west of the new Tesco. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain
Popular culture
The external scenes for the BBC comedy Open All Hours were set and filmed on Lister Avenue, Balby. Open All Hours was a BBC Sitcom written by Roy Clarke which ran for four series (26 episodes in all between 1976 and 1985 with a pilot The shop which served as Arkwright's grocery store was, and still is, a hairdressers which was converted for the duration of filming.
See also
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Balby Carr Community Sports College (formerly Balby Carr Community School known to many simply as ' Balby Carr', is an 11-18 secondary school located in the Balby Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic