Suburb in England
| Bessacarr | |
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| Suburb | |
.jpg) Footpath across Warren Golf Course, Bessacarr | |
 Stoops Lane shopping parade | |
  BessacarrLocation within Borough of DoncasterShow map of the City of Doncaster district BessacarrLocation within South YorkshireShow map of South Yorkshire | |
| Population | 19,803 |
| OS grid reference | SE6101 |
| • London | 140 mi (230 km) S by SE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN4 |
| Dialling code | 01302 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
| 53°30′22″N 1°04′48″W / 53.506°N 1.080°W / 53.506; -1.080 | |
Bessacarr (/ˈbɛsəkər/) is a suburb on the south-east edge of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Consisting of mostly private residential development from the 1960s onward, it also contains some of the most expensive property in Doncaster, around St Wildfrid's Road and Warning Tongue Lane. It is largely interwoven with Cantley to the north-east having partially signposted ancient boundaries, upon which its population was 19,803 at the 2001 census.
The Bessacarr and Cantley ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster had a population of 14,408 at the 2011 census, although this includes most of Cantley and Lakeside, and does not include Bessacarr Grange.
Localities
For the public nature reserve in Bessacarr, see Potteric Carr. For the large zoological park east of Cantley and Bessacarr, see Yorkshire Wildlife Park.West Bessacarr
The bulk of Bessacarr is often known as West Bessacarr and is south of Bawtry Road. A small minority of the neighbourhood was built in the 1930s or earlier, the majority of the building occurred in the 1960s and 70s. Some recent development has occurred in the late 1990s and into the 21st century. Apartments are a feature of the most recent developments.
Nostell Place includes a Doctor's surgery, veterinary surgery, pharmacist, Co-Operative food store, bakery, hairdresser, hardware store, fish and chip shop and Chinese takeaway amongst others. Nearby is the Flying Childers public house, St Francis of Assisi Anglican Church, Bessacarr Library and Willow Primary School. Some other shops, including an off-licence and a hairdresser / beautician, are further up Alston Road around the corner from Toby Carvery. Doncaster Lawn Tennis Club is on Saxton Avenue and is accessible via a footpath from Ellers Road.
West Bessacarr is part of the cycle path from Doncaster to Rossington, known locally as "the red path" owing to the colour of its tarmac. Routes including the red path and others within Bessacarr can lead walkers and cyclists to the developed area known as Lakeside. Public transport to and from Bessacarr is provided by First Mainline route 59, with the direct 89 bus through the estates being withdrawn in 2004. Primary education for the area is provided by the excellent Bessacarr Primary School including its own nursery and by another called Willow Primary School, both of which feed into the local Hall Cross lower school, formally Ellers Middle School, next to the north-west boundary.
Bessacarr Grange
Bessacarr Grange is a largely 1990s neighbourhood south of the M18 motorway with some of its own amenities including Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
Politics
Bessacarr is currently the name of the ward which as such undergoes boundary and name reviews every eight to twelve years theoretically to avoid malapportionment. For the 2021 term the ward is served by a team of two local Conservative councillors and one Labour councillor. Finningley ward would on a historic synthesis and real-politik critique of the first past the post system be considered a set of three Conservative 'safe seats' and currently includes all bar the latest developed areas of Cantley as well as Bessacarr Grange.
Demography
| Output area | Homes owned outright | Owned with a loan | Socially rented | Privately rented | Other | km² green spaces | km² roads | km² water | km² domestic gardens | km² domestic buildings | km² non-domestic buildings | Usual residents | km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessacarr and Cantley ward | 2,338 | 2,085 | 898 | 876 | 130 | 2.76 | 0.69 | 0.21 | 1.90 | 0.46 | 0.08 | 14,408 | 6.72 |
Around 40% of Bessacarr is in Finningley Ward which had the following land use and housing statistics in 2011:
| Output area | Homes owned outright | Owned with a loan | Socially rented | Privately rented | Other | km² green spaces | km² roads | km² water | km² domestic gardens | km² domestic buildings | km² non-domestic buildings | Usual residents | km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finningley ward | 2,633 | 2,407 | 435 | 605 | 110 | 38.64 | 1.04 | 0.64 | 2.42 | 0.61 | 0.14 | 15,209 | 43.42 |
Notable people
- Louis Tomlinson, singer (One Direction)
See also
References
- Wells, John (29 January 2010). "Bessacarr". John Wells's phonetic blog. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- "Bessacarr, Doncaster - local map, administrative data, historical information and reader comments - the British Place Names website". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "One Direction's Louis Tomlinson to make Doncaster debut". CBBC Newsround. BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Bessacarr at Wikimedia Commons
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