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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sprotbrough

  

Sprotbrough Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sprotbrough

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Sprotbrough history

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The place-name ‘Sprotbrough’ is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Sproteburg. St Mary’s Church and The Old Rectory are the childhood home of Second World War flying ace Douglas Bader.

Sprotbrough geography / climate

Lower Sprotbrough is located east of the A1(M) motorway, closer to Doncaster. The village lies to the west of the motorway and is located on the A19 and A638 roads.

You can visit Sprotbrough places with Walkfo Sprotbrough to hear history at Sprotbrough’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sprotbrough has 49 places to visit in our interactive Sprotbrough map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Sprotbrough, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Sprotbrough places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sprotbrough & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 49 audio facts unique to Sprotbrough places in an interactive Sprotbrough map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Sprotbrough Places Map
49 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Sprotbrough tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Sprotbrough

  

Best Sprotbrough places to visit

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Sprotbrough has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Sprotbrough’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Sprotbrough’s information audio spots:

Yorkshire Main F.C. Yorkshire Main Football Club is a football club based in Edlington, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. They play in the Doncaster Saturday League Premier Division.

St George’s Minster, Doncaster The Minster and Parish Church of St George, Doncaster, also known as Doncaster Minster, is a parish church in the Church of England. It was one of the Greater Churches Network.

Doncaster Power Station Doncaster A provided electricity to the town from 1900 to 1958, and the B station provided electricity from 1953 to 1983. The B station was located in the centre of Doncaster in South Yorkshire.

Don Bridge The Don Bridge is a motorway viaduct in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the largest motorway bridges in the world.

Earth Centre, Doncaster The Earth Centre, Doncaster was a large-scale visitor attraction. It was located on a 400-acre former colliery site in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire. Opened in 1999, it used funding from the Millennium Commission, the European Commission and English Partnerships.

Dearne Valley The Dearne Valley is an area of South Yorkshire, England, along the River Dearne. It includes the towns of Wombwell, Wath-upon-Dearne, Swinton, Conisbrough and Mexborough. In 1995 the area became a regeneration area, as it suffered much from the sudden decline of the deep coal mining industry in the 1980s.

Cadeby Main Colliery The Cadeby Main Colliery was a coal mine sunk in 1889. It commenced production in 1893 and was worked until it was exhausted in 1986.

St John the Evangelist’s Church, Cadeby St John the Evangelist’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Cadeby, South Yorkshire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building. Victoria Cross recipient George Harry Wyatt is buried there.

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