Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough is a village in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of 7,548 at the 2021 census.

[2] The village is transected by the A1(M) motorway and is situated at the top of the Don Gorge, some 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Doncaster city centre.

[3] The electoral ward of Sprotbrough, including numerous rural villages to the north and west, had a population of 11,143.

[6] Sprotbrough Village harbours the Grade I listed St Mary's Church and The Old Rectory – the childhood home of Second World War flying ace Douglas Bader.

West of the A1(M) Doncaster Bypass, Sprotbrough Village is the historic area surrounding St Mary's Church and the central shopping square.

At the 2021 census, its population was 96.8% white, 1.4% Asian, 1.2% mixed race, 0.3% black, and 0.2% other ethnic groups.

St Mary’s Church
Sunset on the river near the Boat Inn at Sprotbrough
Sunset on the river
Shops in the village centre