Aske, North Yorkshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Aske Hall Temple (geograph 3363955).jpg
Static Image Caption:Aske Hall Temple
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:54.4257°N -1.7287°W
Official Name:Aske
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:Richmond
Postcode District:DL10
Postcode Area:DL
Os Grid Reference:NZ177034

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

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 which hosts both stables and an ornamental lake.

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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Wilson, John. Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. 1870–72. A. Fullarton and Co.. Edinburgh. 4 February 2013.