Aske, North Yorkshire

Aske
Aske Hall Temple
Aske Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	NZ177034
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Richmond
Postcode district	DL10
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°25′33″N1°43′43″W / 54.42573°N 1.72870°W / 54.42573; -1.72870

Aske is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about two miles north of Richmond.

The name Aske derives from the Old English æsc meaning 'ash tree'. ^[1]

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 122, falling to less than 100 at the 2011 Census. From this date population information is included in the parish of Whashton. The parish includes the Grade I listed Aske Hall at grid reference NZ177034 which hosts both stables and an ornamental lake. ^[2]

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

In the early 1870s Aske was described as:

ASKE, a township in Easby parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 2½ miles N of Richmond. Acres, 1,670. Real property, £1,537. Pop., 140. Houses, 20. Aske Hall is the seat of the Earl of Zetland; belonged formerly to the Darcys; and commands a fine prospect up and down the Swale. ^[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Aske, North Yorkshire

References

1. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
2. Historic England. "Aske Hall (1157422)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. Wilson, John (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton and Co. Retrieved 4 February 2013.