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About Doncaster
Doncaster is a large town in South
Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the
Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is located about
20 miles (32 km) from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as
"Donny". Doncaster has an international airport, and in
recent years its centre has undergone regeneration including the
development of an Education City campus, currently the
largest education investment of its kind in the UK. Doncaster
has also recently extended the Frenchgate Centre, a shopping
centre and transport interchange.
According to the 2001 census, the urban
sub-area of Doncaster had a population of 67,977 — together with
Bentley and Armthorpe it forms an urban area with a population
of 127,851. The wider metropolitan borough has a population of
around 286,866.
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