Adwick le Street
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| Adwick-le-Street | |
  Adwick-le-Street shown within South Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | Doncaster |
| Metropolitan county | South Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN6 |
| Dialling code | 01302 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Doncaster North |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Adwick le Street is a small town in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated a few miles to the north west of Doncaster, and is within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster.
The earliest references to the town are found in Domesday Book (1086), and the parish church of St. Lawrence dates from the 12th century. The town derives its name from the great north British Roman routeway, Ermine Street.
Adwick-le-Street was an urban district of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.
Within the area of the former Adwick-Le-Street Urban District Council lies the model village of Woodlands.
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