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Adwick le Street is a small town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in England. It is situated a few miles to the north west of Doncaster, and is within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. For ceremonial purposes it is considered part of South Yorkshire. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... Yorkshire as a traditional county. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England. ... Doncaster is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ...


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 Domesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was like a census by the government today. ... Ermine Street was the Saxon name of a road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York. ...


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Adwick le Street is a small town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in England.
The town derives its name from the great north British Roman routeway, Ermine Street Domesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was like a census by the government today.
Ermine Street was the Saxon name of a road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York.
Adwick le Street --  Encyclopædia Britannica (791 words)
Street earned two World Cup downhill titles (1994–95 and 1995–96), and, noted for her natural talent and easygoing charm, she became one of the most popular figures of the sport, both in the United States and abroad.
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It lies in the middle of a basin that is surrounded by basalt plateaus bristling with strange volcanic peaks.
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