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Little Canada, South Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°32′49″N 1°11′28″W / 53.547°N 1.191°W / 53.547; -1.191
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Little Canada
Farmland in Little Canada
Little Canada is located in the City of Doncaster district
Little Canada
Little Canada
Location within City of Doncaster
Little Canada is located in South Yorkshire
Little Canada
Little Canada
Location within South Yorkshire
Population259 
OS grid referenceSE5505
• London145 mi (233 km) SSE
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDONCASTER
Postcode districtDN5
Dialling code01302
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
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53°32′49″N 1°11′28″W / 53.547°N 1.191°W / 53.547; -1.191

Little Canada is a hamlet in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the B6422 road between Brodsworth and Scawthorpe, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Doncaster city centre.

The Scawthorpe subdivision within the Adwick le Street built-up area, which only includes Little Canada and not the bulk of Scawthorpe, had a population of 259 at the 2011 census.

History

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It was built in the 20th century and most of the houses were made of wood. This, along with the surrounding open flat plateau, resembled the Canadian Prairies, hence the name, Little Canada.

Geography

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It is a small, linear settlement consisting of several houses surrounded by countryside. It is located along Green Lane adjacent to the Roman Ridge, with Scawsby Lane going to Scawsby to the south.

It is within the Sprotbrough ward of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council which elected two Conservative councillors.