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Doncaster

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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 the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield, noted for its racing and railway history. It sits in the Don Valley on the western edge of the Humberhead Levels and east of the Pennines. It had a population of 87,455 at the 2021 census, while its built-up area had a population of 160,220 and the wider metropolitan borough had a population of 308,100.

Facts
Population
87,455 1
Area (sq km)
43.5 2
Elevation (m)
15 2
Latitude
53.522778 degrees north 2
Longitude
1.1325 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 3
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Origin Of

Wool Combing Machine

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Source Wikipedia: Wool combing machineLead
Quote, Lead
The wool combing machine was invented by Edmund Cartwright, the inventor of the power loom, in Doncaster.
Sources
1. Doncaster (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    It had a population of 87,455 at the 2021 census, whilst its built-up area had a population of 160,220, and the wider metropolitan borough had a population of 308,100.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Doncaster (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 53.522778, longitude -1.1325
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 15 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 43.5 sq km
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3. GeoNames: Doncaster - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2651123
    53.52285 -1.13116 P PPLA2 GB ENG D5 113566 19 Europe/London
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 19 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, -1.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, -1.25
53.75 -1.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Doncaster
Wikidata Q58900, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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