Conisbrough
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Conisbrough (frequently misspelled Conisborough) is a small town located roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is built alongside the River Don at . Administratively, Conisbrough is part of Doncaster.
Conisbrough contains what is believed to be the oldest building in South Yorkshire: the probably 8th century Anglo-Saxon St Peter's Church. It also contains one of South Yorkshire's most popular tourist destinations: Conisbrough Castle.
The town might be identical with Kaerconan (short Conan), a town fortified by Aurelianus, king of the Britons after his victory over the Saxon forces of Hengist (Historia Regum Britanniae viii, 7). The captive Saxon leader Hengist was hacked to pieces by Eldol outside the town walls. The Town was called Cunungeburc in the time of Geoffrey of Monmouth.
In the mid-1990s, a new tourist attraction, Earth Centre, opened on the nearby site of the former Cadeby Main Colliery; it closed in 2005 after failing to attract the expected number of visitors. A leisure centre has been built on the site of the former Denaby Main Colliery.
Famous people from Conisbrough include Tony Christie, and playwright Justin Scott.
The high school in Conisbrough is called Northcliffe and is where Tony's brother used to teach. The Emmanuel Schools Foundation scheme to turn Northcliffe into an Academy was scrapped after protests by parents and staff, despite the enthusiastic backing of Conisbrough councillor Aidan Rave and Doncaster Mayor Martin Winter.[1].
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