Community Assembly of Mexborough

Serving, supporting and protecting our local community

The Community Assembly of Mexborough is located in a town situated in the City of Doncaster District, South Yorkshire. Mexborough is located at the north-eastern end of a dyke known as the Roman Ridge, which is thought to have been constructed either by the Brigantian tribes in the 1st century AD, perhaps as a defence against the Roman invasion of Britain, or after the 5th century to defend the British kingdom of Elmet from the Angles.

The earliest known written reference to Mexborough is found in the Domesday Book of 1086 (Mechesburg), which states that before the Norman Conquest of England, the area had been controlled by the Saxon lords Wulfheah and Ulfkil. Following the conquest, the area fell under the control of the Norman Baron, Roger de Busli. The remains of an earthwork in Castle Park are thought to have been a motte-and-bailey castle constructed in the 11th century shortly after the Conquest.