Austerfield, South Yorkshire

Flower Delivery to Austerfield with Clare Florist

Located in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster which is part of South Yorkshire and bordering Nottinghamshire is the civil parish and village of Austerfield. You can find this humble village just to the northeast of Bawtry on the way to Finningley when taking the A614 road. Sitting just above sea level, the village of Austerfield offers a population of 571 and sits very near the River Idle.
The very name Austerfield is Germanic in origin and comes from word Ouestraefeld which means ‘eastern field’.  The village itself is quite representative of the South Yorkshire area and while it features few attractions, it does draw in tourists during the summer who revel in the beauty of the surrounding countryside.

The history of Austerfield reaches back to the early 8th century AD when the Council of Austerfield gathered in this location under the direction of King Aldfrith of Northumbria. The location was the boundary between the two Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Northumbria and the Kingdom of Mercia. The purpose of the meeting, which was also attended by Berhtwald, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was to decide whether Saint Wilfrid should become the Archbishop of York.
In the centuries following that meeting, the area of what was to become Austerfield started to populate to the point where in 1080 the Church of St. Helena was constructed by John de Builli. The establishment of the church helped to accelerate the growth in the region thanks to being a central location for baptismal.

Those who were baptized in Austerfield include William Bradford, the Pilgrim Father and future governor of the Plymouth Colony who was actually born in the village. In fact, the ancient font in which Bradford was baptised was accidentally discovered around forty years ago at a nearby farm. The font has been returned to the church where it can now be seen.

Over the centuries, the village grew to its present day population and has become a modern town with many of the old world qualities still found in its buildings, structures, and people. One notable even was the comedy writer Roy Clarke, who penned such hits as the ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ and ‘Open All Hours”, who was born in the village in 1930.

If you are looking to send flowers to Austerfield or anywhere in the UK, then you should choose Clare Florist to make the delivery. We offer a large range of flowers that make the perfect gift for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, events and more. You can make someone very happy by sending a bouquet of flowers just for them. At Clare Florist, we can send flowers the very next day for all types of occasions such as Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, to say thanks, or just because they are special to you.

At Clare Florist, we have the flowers you want to make someone’s day very special. So please call or contact us so that we can help you brighten someone’s day.

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