Conisbrough
Sign in to saveConisbrough () is a town within the City of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham, and is built alongside the River Don at . It has a ward population (Conisbrough and Denaby) of 14,333.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Conisbrough
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.map_type
- South Yorkshire
- UK place.population
- 14,333
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 3.15
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- City of Doncaster
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- South Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- UK place.post_town
- DONCASTER
- UK place.postcode_district
- DN12
- UK place.postcode_area
- DN
- UK place.dial_code
- 01709
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK5198
- UK place.static_image_name
- Conisbrough Castle.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Conisbrough Castle
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Conisbrough () is a town within the City of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham, and is built alongside the River Don at . It has a ward population (Conisbrough and Denaby) of 14,333.
==Etymology== The name Conisbrough comes from the Old English (first recorded ) meaning "king's stronghold" or "king's fortified place". Its derivation has a very similar route to Kingsbury.