| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | File:Owston Hall. - geograph.org.uk - 287308.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Owston Hall |
| Coordinates: | 53.5949°N -1.1704°W |
| Official Name: | Owston |
| Population: | 145 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Metropolitan Borough: | Doncaster |
| Civil Parish: | Owston |
| Metropolitan County: | South Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Post Town: | DONCASTER |
| Postcode District: | DN6 |
| Postcode Area: | DN |
| Dial Code: | 01302 |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Borough of Doncaster |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the City of Doncaster |
Owston is a small village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in rural South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village is situated amongst mixed farmland and woodland 6miles north northwest of Doncaster, just west of the A19. It had a population of 170 in 2001,[1] which fell to 145 according to the 2011 Census.
The name 'Owston' is of Old Scandinavian and Old English origin. It means 'East farmstead', being composed of the Old Scandinavian word austr ('east') and the Old English word tun ('farmstead'). In the Domesday Book, the village was recorded as Austhun.
John de St Paul, Archbishop of Dublin, was born in Owston in about 1295. He was sometimes referred to as John de Owston.
Close to the village is a site of special scientific interest called Owston Hay Meadows which is the second best example of neutral grassland hay meadow in South Yorkshire. The site consists of three small fields which together cover 13½ acres (5½ hectares) and were notified in 1979.[2]
The parish church of All Saints is Grade I listed, dating back to 1180.
Nearby Owston Hall was declared a Grade II listed building in 1967, its grounds are used by the Robin Hood Golf Club of Doncaster.[3]
Dario's Ristorante is an Italian restaurant located on the edge of the village adjacent to the A19, in the premises previously occupied by The Owston, formerly Owston Park Lodge.