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Balby is a suburb of Doncaster located to the south-west of the borough in the north of England. It is home to the former secondary school, now sports college Balby Carr. The area of Balby streches south of the town centre from the Balby Bridge area to Loversall, a small village bordering the new Woodfield Plantation residential development which is still expanding eastwards towards the Lakeside Village retail park. The area has a mixture of housing that has developed in accordance with growth patterns of other similar sized towns, with Victorian terraced housing nearer to the town centre and post-war built suburbs. The range of housing stock available means that there is a wide disarity in the socio-economic profile of the area with pockets of relative affluence of the newer suburbs seemingly juxtaposed with poorer areas, often social housing. Much of this social housing consisted of council houses, some of which has been subsequently sold off to become owner occupied under the Conservative Government's "Right to Buy" policy of the 1980s. For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ...
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Balby Carr Community Sports College (known to many simply as Balby Carr), is a new college located in the Balby area of Doncaster in the United Kingdom. ...
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The socio-economic profile of the area is said to be one of "developing working class"[citation needed] which is characterised by two-thirds of people being owner occupier of a two/three bedroom house with children who have left the family home or are still at at school. Car ownership is relatively high and nearly 1 in 5 residents is aged between 20 to 35 years old. This may explain why crime was well above the national average, apart from robbery which was slighly less in comparison. Council tax for nearly all bands was above the national average. In this regard it can be compared to urban areas such as Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and neighbouring Rotherham.
History
The history of Balby dates back over 400 years with the first known record being in the Domesday Book with recorded names ' Ballesbi ' and ' Ballebi Balby is most probably named after someone of Norse origin,who settled there during the Viking period of the late 700s to 1000s, who was called Bal. The name Ballesbi is derived from the Norse Bal (being the person) By meaning village and S denoting that the village belonged to him. This would seem to fit the naming patterns for other towns in the area such as nearby Conisbrough meaning Conis' Fortified place, (Conisburg) and Sprotbrough meaning Sprots' Fortified Place (Sprotsburg) - both of which are Norse in origin. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...
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Conisbrough (frequently misspelled Conisborough) is a small town located roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. ...
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Balby is home to many of the early followers of the Quaker religion in England and has long been associated, along with other areas of Doncaster, as historically having a large Quaker community. One of which is the infamous Paul Armitage. The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ...
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More recently, the suburbial town has been a centre for steel and brass manufacture, especially at the well known Pegler's Brass Foundry and Bridon Ropery. In the early 20th century, St Catherine's Hospital was built in the south of Balby and is now a hospital estate. For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ...
St Catherines Hospital is a mental healthcare hospital located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, approximately 3 miles from its centre. ...
Future Improvements Balby is currently in the process of several redevelopment initiatives such as the construction of a new retail park and the expansion of its residential area in the form of the 'Woodfield Plantation', the latter also prospectively creating a major link road from the east side of Balby to the Doncaster Lakeside and stadium areas although the final link is yet to be completed. A new public house called the Maple Tree has now opened on the site to the west of the new Tesco. A retail park is a grouping of three or more retail warehouses with associated car parking. ...
Keepmoat Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Doncaster, in England. ...
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Popular culture The external scenes for the BBC comedy Open All Hours were set and filmed on Lister Avenue, Balby. The shop which served as Arkwright's grocery store was, and still is, a hairdressers which was converted for the duration of filming. Open All Hours was a BBC sitcom written by Roy Clarke which ran for four series (26 episodes in all) between 1976 and 1985, with a pilot episode from the Seven of One series in 1973. ...
See also Balby Carr Community Sports College (known to many simply as Balby Carr), is a new college located in the Balby area of Doncaster in the United Kingdom. ...
For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ...
External links - Balby Carr Sports College Website
- Academy of Combative Martial Arts - Community Martial Arts
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