{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Other uses}} {{Use British English|date=April 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image_name = Askwith Main Street.jpg | static_image_width = | static_image_caption = Main street in Askwith looking towards Otley | coordinates = {{coord|53.93031|-1.74394|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Askwith | population = 240 | population_ref = (2011 census)<ref name="2011 census"/> | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = | post_town = OTLEY | postcode_district = LS21 | postcode_area = LS | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE169482 }}
'''Askwith''' is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 220 (2001 census),<ref>{{NOMIS2001|id=36UD005|title=Askwith Parish |accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref> increasing to 240 at the 2011 Census.<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007308|title=Askwith Parish |accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref> The village is located in Wharfedale, and is close to the border of West Yorkshire. Nearby towns are Otley, Ilkley and Burley-in-Wharfedale.<ref name="explorebritain">{{cite web|url=http://www.explorebritain.info/locality-north-yorkshire-askwith-se1648|title=Askwith, North Yorkshire {{pipe}} Explore Britain|author=Good Stuff IT Services|publisher=explorebritain.info|accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref>
Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Askwith, in Harrogate and West Riding |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11229 |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=A Vision of Britain}}</ref> 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,<ref name="n-yorks">{{cite web|url=http://www.askwith.n-yorks.sch.uk/ |title=Askwith Community Primary School|publisher=askwith.n-yorks.sch.uk|accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref> a pub,<ref name="data-leeds">{{cite web|url=http://www.data-leeds.co.uk/company/Black+Horse+Hotel/332954|title=Black Horse Hotel : NR OTLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS21 2JQ|publisher=data-leeds.co.uk|accessdate=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144028/http://www.data-leeds.co.uk/company/Black+Horse+Hotel/332954|archive-date=13 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="wharfedaleobserver">{{cite web|url=http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/9762563.Askwith_Show_pulls_in_crowds|title=Askwith Show pulls in crowds (From Wharfedale Observer)|date=14 June 2012 |publisher=wharfedaleobserver.co.uk|accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref> There is also a WI group<ref name="washburnvalley">{{cite web|url=http://www.washburnvalley.org/?p=organisations&i=askwith-wi|title=Washburn Heritage Centre : Organisations|publisher=washburnvalley.org|accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref> and a toddler group.<ref name="washburnvalley2">{{cite web|url=http://www.washburnvalley.org/?p=organisations&i=askwith-mother-and-toddlers-group|title=Washburn Heritage Centre : Organisations|publisher=washburnvalley.org|accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref>
Baines lists the village as "Asquith" in 1822 and Lewis as "Askwith, or Asquith" in 1848.<ref>{{cite book|title=History, Directory & Gazeteer, of the County of York: Vol. I. – West Riding|editor-first=Edward |editor-last=Baines |editor-link=Edward Baines (1774–1848) |location=Leeds|year=1822 |page=[https://archive.org/details/historydirector00baingoog/page/n467 450]|via=archive.org|url=https://archive.org/details/historydirector00baingoog|accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| section=Ashurst – Aspull |title=A Topographical Dictionary of England |editor-first=Samuel|editor-last=Lewis|editor-link=Samuel Lewis (publisher) |location=London |year=1848 |pages=96–100 |via=British History Online |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp96-100 |accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref> The name of the village derives from the Old Norse ''ask-viðr'', meaning ash wood.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |author-link=Eilert Ekwall |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names |date=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |oclc=1228215388 |page=16|edition=4}}</ref> A derivative surname from the village is that of ''Asquith''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Johnston |first1=James B |title=The Place-names of England and Wales |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028011298 |date=1915 |publisher=J Murray |location=London |page=113|oclc=457619292}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Askwith Community Primary School URN: 142189 |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142189 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=18 October 2023 |date=8 October 2020}}</ref> thumb|left|Askwith Community Primary School {{clear left}}
==See also== *Listed buildings in Askwith
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== External links == *{{Commons category-inline|Askwith}} *[http://www.askwith.n-yorks.sch.uk Askwith primary school] *{{OpenDomesday|SE1648|askwith|Askwith}}
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Category:Wharfedale