Doncaster is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough, and is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Noted for its horse racing and railway history, it is situated in the Don Valley on the western edge of the Humberhead Levels and east of the Pennines. The built up area had a population of 87,455 at the 2021 census, whilst the wider metropolitan borough had a population of 308,100.
Image: Doncaster Racecourse 2
Image: Doncaster, Minster church of St George (geograph 6371851)
Image: Doncaster Market Hall (geograph 2572422)
Image: Doncaster Civic Offices (geograph 7292345)
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire to the east, Nottinghamshire to the south-east, and Derbyshire to the south and west. The largest settlement is the city of Sheffield.
Image: Sheffield City Skyline
Image: The Minster Church of Saint George and the canal basin, Doncaster geograph.org.uk 3560854
Image: Rotherham, England, 2 May 2010 (17), the New County pub and Rotherham town centre
Image: A Distant View of Barnsley
