Askwith
| Askwith | |||
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 56 ′ N , 1 ° 44 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 220 (as of 2001) | ||
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| Post town | OTLEY | ||
| ZIP code section | LS21 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| Shire county | North Yorkshire | ||
| District | Harrogate | ||
Askwith is an English village and Civil parish with 220 inhabitants (as of 2001). It belongs to the borough of Harrogate in the county of North Yorkshire .
geography
Askwith is not far from the West Yorkshire border , about 5 kilometers east of the spa town of Ilkley and about 4 kilometers northwest of the small town of Otley . The nearest big city is Leeds, 20 kilometers away .
The place is in Wharfedale, a valley of the Yorkshire Dales . Several streams flow near it, such as the East Beck and West Beck, which flow south into the River Wharfe . The landscape is characterized by moors .
history
Askwith is mentioned in the Domesday Book created in 1086 . There Gospatric, Berenger of Tosny and William of Percy are named as owners of the land. The place belonged to the Parish Weston and the Wapentake Upper Claro. Its name is of Scandinavian origin and is derived from the Old Norse words askr (ash tree) and vithr (tree, forest). Variations of this were Ascvid (1086), Ascwyth, Askwith and Askewith (1285-1316) and Askwyth (1320).
traffic
Three streets lead from Askwith. West Lane leads to Ilkley, from where there is a connection to the main A65 , which connects Leeds and Kendal . Weston Lane leads to Otley and Moor Lane towards Blubberhouses, approximately 7 kilometers to the north, with a connection to the A59 .
education
In Askwith there is a public primary school with an integrated day care center.
photos
Parish hall
Askwith Community Primary School
Mansion
Pub
Moor Lane towards Askwith
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office for National Statistics, Neighborhood Statistics, 2001 Census: Key Statistics, Askwith CP (Parish)
- ^ John Morris: The Domesday Book: Yorkshire. Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1986, ISBN 978-0850335309 , p. XXII.
- ^ Frederic William Moorman: The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Thoresby Society, Leeds 1910, p. 13.
- ^ David Hey: Family names and family history Hambledon Continuum 2006, ISBN 978-1852855505 , p. 144.
- ^ Askwith Community Primary School