Castles mentioned within the story include Ashby de la Zouch Castle ( now a ruin in the care of English Heritage ), York ( though the mention of Clifford's Tower, likewise a still standing English Heritage property, is anachronistic, it not having been called that until later after various rebuilds ) and ' Coningsburgh ', which is based upon Conisbrough Castle, in the ancient town of Conisbrough near Doncaster ( the castle also being a popular English Heritage site ).

Conisbrough Castle is a 12th-century castle in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England, whose remains are dominated by the 97-foot ( 29. 5m ) high circular keep, which is supported by six buttresses.

The name Conisbrough is derived from the Old English Cyningesburh-meaning ' the defended burh of the King ', suggesting the area once belonged to one of English kings, prior to the Norman Conquest.

In Sir Walter Scott's novel, Ivanhoe, ' Coningsburgh Castle ' is based on Conisbrough.

Conisbrough is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England.

The name is Conisbrough is descended from the Old English Cyningesburh ( first recorded c. 1000 ) meaning " king's stronghold " or " king's fortified place ".

The manor became royal again under Harold II of England, and by the Norman Conquest, 28 townships in what is now South Yorkshire belonged to the Lord of Conisbrough.

The name of Conisbrough relates to a king's stronghold and this is usually presumed to have either been on the site of Conisbrough Castle, or of the parish church.

Conisbrough Castle is contained within an artificial oval-shaped enclosure similar to one used as wapentake meeting-places at Gringley-on-the-Hill and East Markham, leading Malcolm Dolby to suppose the castle site may have once been the meeting-place of the Strafforth and Tickhill wapentake.

Conisbrough contains what is believed to be the oldest building in South Yorkshire: the probably 8th century Anglo-Saxon St Peter's Church.

Peter Langtoft, writing in the 13th century, claimed that Egbert of Wessex had been received at " Burghe Conane ", which is often identified with Conisbrough.

In Sir Walter Scott's novel, Ivanhoe, ' Coningsburgh Castle ' is based on Conisbrough.

The great tower is described specifically, so that it is clear that Scott has the Norman version of Conisbrough in mind.

Primary Education in Conisbrough is provided by Ivanhoe Primary, Station Road Primary, Morley Place Juniors, Rowena Infants & Balby Street Primary.

Further Education is now available at the De Warrene Academy ( post 2010 ) however many residents of the village choose to either attend Dearne Valley College or Doncaster College both a short bus ride away from Conisbrough.

In the notes that accompany the novel, Scott acknowledges that the outer works were Norman but speculates that the keep — which he describes in some detail in the novel ( but which in the notes he says he only viewed hastily )— was similar to Scottish mainland and island Brochs in particular Broch of Mousa in the Shetlands, and hence in Scott's mind, if the castles of the Scottish islands were Scandinavian in origin, then so too could Conisbrough have been a pre-Norman castle built by Scandinavians or Saxons with knowledge of similar Scottish structures.

It encompasses the towns of Wombwell, Wath-upon-Dearne, Swinton, Conisbrough and Mexborough, the large villages of Ardsley, Bolton on Dearne, Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe, Darfield, Stairfoot and Brampton Bierlow, and many other smaller villages and hamlets.

The street formerly known as Butt Hole Road is located in Conisbrough, which was made famous due to its name that embarrassed local residents.

It flows roughly east for more than, from its source just inside West Yorkshire, through Denby Dale, Clayton West, Darton, Barnsley, Darfield, Wath upon Dearne, Bolton on Dearne, Adwick upon Dearne and Mexborough to its confluence with the River Don at Conisbrough.

) Today Tickhill castle remains an impressive ruin, retaining its Norman gatehouse, built in 1129 – 1130, the foundations of the 11-sided keep ( one of only two in the world ) on a mound in height, built in 1178-9 on the model of the keep at Conisbrough, substantial defensive ditches, some parts of which remain as a moat, and walls enclosing an inner courtyard covering.

The Emmanuel Schools Foundation's scheme to turn Northcliffe into an Academy was scrapped after protests by parents, students and staff, despite the enthusiastic backing of Conisbrough councillor Aidan Rave and Doncaster Mayor Martin Winter.

Famous people from Conisbrough include the singer Tony Christie, Groove Armada / Faithless bass guitarist Jonathan White and playwright Justin Scott.

The largest store in Conisbrough is the Sainsburys Local which serves village residents with products required from a local supermarket ; this store is still referred to most as " Kwik Save " which was the previous store on this site.

The town is served by Conisbrough railway station and the main operator from the railway station is Northern Rail

There is generally a half hourly service in both directions from Conisbrough railway station between: Doncaster, Conisbrough, Mexborough, Swinton, Rotherham Central, Meadowhall and Sheffield.

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The earliest extant example of an English chimney is at the keep of Conisbrough Castle in Yorkshire, which dates from 1185 AD.

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The signal is broadcast from the Clifton transmitter, near Conisbrough, South Yorkshire.

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The current constituency consists of the southern Borough of Doncaster, from Hatfield and the Humberhead Peatlands Nature Reserve in the north and northeast, through Branton, Auckley, and Rossington, to the Torne Valley electoral ward which consists of Wadworth, Tickhill, Braithwell, and in the west the towns of Sprotbrough, and Conisbrough.

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The Earth Centre, Doncaster was intended to " establish a world centre for sustainable development promoting the best environmental and sustainable practice " which opened in 1999 with funding from the Millennium Commission in Conisbrough, Metropolitan borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

Gaunt's kitchen replaced the original 12th-century kitchens, built alongside the great tower in a similar fashion to the arrangement at Conisbrough.

A close friend at the time, John Wholly, took Hughes to the Crookhill estate above Conisbrough where the boys spent great swathes of time.

After Conisbrough reverted to the Crown, Edward III gave it to his youngest son Edmund Langley and was probably during his tenure that the work to improve the accommodation in the inner ward was carried out.

At the time of the Norman Conquest the manor of Conisbrough was held by King Harold-he was defeated at the Battle of Hastings.

The historian David Hey describes Conisbrough as appearing to be the most important place in Anglo-Saxon and Viking South Yorkshire.

In a will of around 1003, Conisbrough was bequeathed by Wulfric Spott, founder of Burton Abbey.

At the time of the Norman Conquest the manor of Conisbrough was held by King Harold-he was defeated at the Battle of Hastings.

The church was enlarged in the twelfth century, and David Hey claims that it was a Minster church, forming the centre of a large, early parish covering all or much of the eleventh century Fee of Conisbrough.