Denaby Court, Denaby Main, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 4DY
About Denaby Court - STAMP DUTY EXEMPT!
THE TOWN OF CONISBROUGH AND CONISBROUGH CASTLE
The name of the town of Conisbrough is older than the establishment of the present castle. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Cyningesburh which suggests that the area belonged to one or other of the Anglo-Saxon kings, before the Norman Conquest. At the time of the conquest the manor of Conisbrough was held by King Harold who was defeated in the Battle of Hastings. Conisbrough is famous for the castle, and this fame has been spread world-wide by Sir Walter Scott’s novel Ivanhoe. Hence, The Ivanhoe Trust was founded in 1986 as a joint venture between Doncaster Council and The Dartington Trust of North Devon, and this Trust now manages the castle and Visitor Centre. In 1992 the Trust and English Heritage embarked upon a project to restore the roof and floors to the castle keep which had been missing since the sixteenth century. On the 1st April 1995 the keep of Conisbrough Castle was re-opened to the public. Today, Conisbrough Castle is regarded as having one of the finest Norman keep towers anywhere in England.The town itself has a wealth of local facilities featuring a number of shops and is famous for the Earth Centre, an Active Park for Leisure and Learning, also providing a selection of outdoor activities, intriguing exhibitions, unusual gardens and food and retail outlets. There are also a number of public houses, a primary school, a good college, banks, a local church, doctors and dentists in the surrounding area.
DIRECTIONS
From the A1M exit at Junction 36 proceed up to the roundabout and take the third exit onto the A630 signposted for Conisbrough. Continue on for about 2 miles and on reaching a main traffic light junction, turn right onto the A6023, Low Road. Follow the road round, keeping Conisbrough Castle on the left and continue on until you reach the train station on the right hand side. Continue straight on, still on the A6023, for several hundred yards and the development can be found on the left hand side.










