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Askwith
Location within North Yorkshire
Population240 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference SE169482
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Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town OTLEY
Postcode district LS21
Police North Yorkshire
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53°55′49″N1°44′38″W / 53.93031°N 1.74394°W / 53.93031; -1.74394

Askwith is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 220 (2001 census), [2] increasing to 240 at the 2011 Census. [1] The village is located in Wharfedale, and is close to the border of West Yorkshire. Nearby towns are Otley, Ilkley and Burley-in-Wharfedale. [3] Facilities include a school, [4] a pub, [5] and a garden nursery.

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An annual show is held, with attractions ranging from produce and handicraft classes, to a dog show and horse competitions, as well as stalls and entertainment. [6] There is also a WI group [7] and a toddler group. [8]

Baines lists the village as "Asquith" in 1822 and Lewis as "Askwith, or Asquith" in 1848. [9] [10] The name of the village derives from the Old Norse ask-viór, meaning ash wood. [11] A derivative surname from the village is that of Asquith. [12]

The village is related to the famous Asquith family.

Askwith Community Primary School

The primary school has around 80 pupils and is constantly rated as "outstanding" in Ofsted reports. [13]

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Askwith Community Primary School

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Askwith Parish (E04007308)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. ↑ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Askwith Parish (36UD005)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Good Stuff IT Services. "Askwith, North Yorkshire | Explore Britain". explorebritain.info. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Askwith Community Primary School". askwith.n-yorks.sch.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Black Horse Hotel : NR OTLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2JQ". data-leeds.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Askwith Show pulls in crowds (From Wharfedale Observer)". wharfedaleobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Washburn Heritage Centre : Organisations". washburnvalley.org. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Washburn Heritage Centre : Organisations". washburnvalley.org. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  9. ↑ Baines, Edward, ed. (1822). History, Directory & Gazeteer, of the County of York: Vol. I. – West Riding. Leeds. p.  450 . Retrieved 14 February 2018– via archive.org.
  10. ↑ Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1848). "Ashurst – Aspull". A Topographical Dictionary of England. London. pp. 96–100. Retrieved 14 February 2018– via British History Online.
  11. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 16. ISBN   0-19-869103-3.
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  13. ↑ "Askwith Community Primary School URN: 142189". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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