Fishlake

Fishlake
Entering Fishlake from the east
Fishlake is located in South Yorkshire
Fishlake
Fishlake
Location within South Yorkshire
Population682 (2011 census)[1]
Civil parish
  • Fishlake
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDoncaster
Postcode districtDN7
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°36′43″N 1°00′43″W / 53.612°N 1.012°W / 53.612; -1.012

Fishlake is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. In 2001 it had a population of 628,[2] increasing to 682 at the 2011 census.[1] It was mentioned in the Domesday Book where the name is given as fiscelac, from Old English fisc-lacu, 'fish-stream'.[3]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Fishlake Parish (E04000078)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Fishlake Parish (00CE022)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ Ekwall: 'The Concise Dictionary of English Place-Names' fourth edition, OUP