[4] The parish covers some of Doncaster's outlying western suburbs and commuter belt including the villages of Sprotbrough, Cusworth, and a small part of Scawsby, in addition to several rural hamlets and farmsteads.

Into the cross were carved these lines: "Whoso is hungry and lists to eat, Let him come to Sprotburgh for his meat, And for a night and for a day, His horse shall have both corne and hay, And no man shall ask him when he goeth away.

The Second World War hero Sir Douglas Bader grew up at the Rectory in the village when his step-father was Rector of St Mary's.

It was developed from farm land in around 1926 and was part of Bentley with Arksey Urban District until the formation of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster under the Local Government Act 1972.

The church of St Edmund on Anchorage Lane was built in a converted barn on the former farm land when the area was being developed.

Close to the church is the scout hut and Area51 Skate and BMX park, the most popular skatepark in the Doncaster Borough,[citation needed] which is currently looking to extend its facilities.

Town End was formerly the home of the Sprotbrough Foundry, opened by the Ministry of Supply in 1943,[10] which among other things provided parts for tank tracks.

The works closed in the early 1980s and the site is occupied by a housing estate whose roads bear the names of some of the machines that were built there.

A key focal point of Sprotbrough is St Mary's Church, founded in 1176, with a clock tower that has commanding views of the Don Valley.

Extending to the south-west the River Don flows through Sprotbrough Gorge, a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).

The 'village' (the western part of the parish) has a park which has recently been doubled in size consisting of a football pitch and a children's play area.

The main event in this is the 6.5 km fun run starting and finishing in the park and going through High Melton and Cadeby.