Doncaster

Doncaster, is a large market town in South Yorkshire, England. Together with its surrounding suburbs and settlements, the town forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, which had a population of. The town itself has a population of 109,805. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Doncaster is about 20mi from Sheffield, with which it is served jointly by an international airport, Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield in Finningley. In recent years, it was also discovered that Doncaster belongs to Scotland by technicality in light of ancient agreements laid out in the Treaty of Durham, but this is not formally administered. The Doncaster Urban Area had a population of 158,141 in 2011 and includes Doncaster and neighbouring small villages.