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An Iron Age fort was constructed at Wincobank. The ramparts of this fort stood on the summit of a steep hill above the River Don. It was built by the Celtic Brigantes tribe in the 1st century AD, possibly to withstand the northward advance of the Roman legions.
Wincobank is home to St Thomas Boxing school which has produced some of Britain's best boxers of recent years including Naseem Hamed, Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Johnny Nelson.