Edlington

Edlington
Town
Winding wheel from Yorkshire Main Colliery
Edlington Location within South Yorkshire
Population	8,276 (2001)
OS grid reference	SK5397
Civil parish	Edlington
Metropolitan borough	City of Doncaster
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DONCASTER
Postcode district	DN12
Dialling code	01709
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Don Valley
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°28′52″N 1°10′55″W / 53.481°N 1.182°W / 53.481; -1.182

Edlington is a town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, lying to the south west of Doncaster and Warmsworth. It has a population of 8,276.^[1] The original parish town of Edlington is now known as Old Edlington; adjacent, and to the north, is New Edlington. It is often referred to by locals as 'Edlo'. Since 1974 Edlington has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire. It had, since 1894, formed part of Doncaster Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire.