Toll Bar
Toll Bar is a semi-rural hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster local government area, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A19 road, and approximately 3 miles (5 km) north from the town of Doncaster, and adjacent to Bentley. Toll Bar had a population of 1,226 in the 2011 census.[1]
| Toll Bar | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | |
 Toll Bar viewed from Bentley Community Woodland | |
  Toll Bar Location within South Yorkshire | |
| Area | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
| Population | 1,226 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 9,431/sq mi (3,641/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SE561079 |
| • London | 145 mi (233 km) SSE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN5 |
| Dialling code | 01302 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
The toll house after which the village was named
On 25 June 2007 the Ea Beck overflowed and flooded the village.[2]
The village school is Toll Bar Primary School. In 2014, about one third of its pupils had a Romany or Gypsy background. The school has been rated as good by Ofsted.[3] Toll Bar also has a post office.
References
- "DN5 0RA - Check My Postcode".
- "How the Ea Beck flooded Toll Bar". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- School report. Toll Bar Primary School. Ofsted. 2014.
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