Askwith

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Askwith
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Main street in Askwith looking towards Otley
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Askwith
Location within North Yorkshire
Population240 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference SE169482
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town OTLEY
Postcode district LS21
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
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]

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Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. [4] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Facilities include a school, [5] a pub, [6] and a garden nursery. 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. [7] There is also a WI group [8] and a toddler group. [9]

Baines lists the village as "Asquith" in 1822 and Lewis as "Askwith, or Asquith" in 1848. [10] [11] The name of the village derives from the Old Norse ask-viðr , meaning ash wood. [12] A derivative surname from the village is that of Asquith. [13]

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. [14]

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Askwith Community Primary School

See also

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. ↑ "History of Askwith, in Harrogate and West Riding". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Askwith Community Primary School". askwith.n-yorks.sch.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Askwith Show pulls in crowds (From Wharfedale Observer)". wharfedaleobserver.co.uk. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Washburn Heritage Centre : Organisations". washburnvalley.org. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Washburn Heritage Centre : Organisations". washburnvalley.org. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1848). "Ashurst – Aspull". A Topographical Dictionary of England. London. pp. 96–100. Retrieved 14 February 2018– via British History Online.
  12. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 16. OCLC   1228215388.
  13. ↑ Johnston, James B (1915). The Place-names of England and Wales. London: J Murray. p. 113. OCLC   457619292.
  14. ↑ "Askwith Community Primary School URN: 142189". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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