River Don
The River Don is a river in South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It rises in the Pennines, west of Dunford Bridge, and flows for 69 miles eastwards, through the Don Valley, via Penistone, Sheffield, Rotherham, Mexborough, Conisbrough, Doncaster and Stainforth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Dun”, “River Don, South Yorkshire”, and “River Don, Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Goole railway station and Yorkshire Waterways Museum.
Goole railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goole railway station is a stop on the Hull and Doncaster Branch; it serves the port town of Goole, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The station is managed by Northern Trains, which also operates all passenger services. Goole railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of River Don.
Yorkshire Waterways Museum
Museum
Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Yorkshire Waterways Museum was a museum in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its mission was to 'Use the heritage, arts and environment of the Yorkshire waterways as a resource for learning and regeneration'. Yorkshire Waterways Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of River Don.
St John’s Church, Goole
Church
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St John's Church or the Church of St John the Evangelist is an active parish church in the town of Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was built between 1843 and 1848 in the Gothic Revival style and has been an active place of worship for Christians since. St John’s Church, Goole is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Don.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goole and Saltmarshe.
Goole
Town
Photo: David Locke, CC BY 2.0.
Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire. Goole is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Don.
Saltmarshe
Village
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Saltmarshe is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Laxton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Ouse, downstream from York, Selby and Goole. Saltmarshe is situated 2½ miles northeast of River Don.
Skelton
Village
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kilpin, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and a linear settlement on the east bank of the River Ouse. Skelton is situated 2½ miles north of River Don.
River Don
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Don” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Don”
- Belarusian: “Дон (прыток Уза)”
- Belarusian: “Дон”
- Cebuano: “River Don”
- Chinese: “唐河”
- Chinese: “當河”
- Czech: “Don”
- Czech: “Dun”
- Danish: “Don”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر دون”
- French: “Don”
- French: “Rivière Don”
- German: “Don”
- German: “River Don”
- Italian: “Don (fiume inglese)”
- Italian: “Don”
- Japanese: “ドン川 (サウス・ヨークシャー)”
- Latvian: “Dona (Ūzas pieteka)”
- Latvian: “Dona”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Don”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Don i South Yorkshire”
- Norwegian: “Don”
- Ossetian: “Дон”
- Polish: “Don”
- Portuguese: “Rio Don”
- Russian: “Дон”
- Serbian: “Дон”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Don, South Yorkshire”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Don”
- Spanish: “Rio Don”
- Spanish: “Río Don”
- Swahili: “Mto Don, South Yorkshire”
- Swedish: “Don”
- Swedish: “River Don”
- Ukrainian: “Дон”
- Welsh: “Afon Don”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Goole & District Hospital and Howden Dyke Island.
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