Tickhill
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Template:GBmap Tickhill is a small town in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies 8 miles south of Doncaster, between Maltby and Harworth, on the conjunction of the A631 and A60 roads, and adjacent to the A1 motorway. It is located at 53° 26' North, 1° 6' 40" West, at an elevation of around 20 metres above sea level.
Notable buildings in Tickhill include the substantial ruins of Tickhill Castle St Mary's Church, a large thirteenth century parish church.
The village's history dates from before 1066 when William I of England gave the lands and castle to Roger de Busli. Tickhill was notable enough to be invited to send representatives to Parliament in 1295, but not subsequently.
The castle later came into the possession of the Percy family, and in the English Civil War, it was stormed by the roundheads.
The Tickhill Psalter, a medieval manuscript, is currently on display in New York