Askham Richard

Askham Richard
Askham Richard
Askham Richard is located in North Yorkshire
Askham Richard
Askham Richard
Location within North Yorkshire
Population351 (2011)
OS grid referenceSE536480
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO23
Dialling code01904
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°55′30″N 1°11′06″W / 53.925°N 1.185°W / 53.925; -1.185

Askham Richard is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-west of York, close to Copmanthorpe, Bilbrough and Askham Bryan. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 351.[1] The village became a Conservation Area in 1975. Nearby is Askham Bryan College of Agriculture.

The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the district of Selby District in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority.[2]

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name comes from ascam or ascha meaning "enclosure of ash-tree". It has been also known as "Little" or "West" Askham".[3][4] The "Richard" in the village name is reputed to be that of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall.[5]

Before the Conquest the villages of Askham Richard and nearby Askham Bryan were one manor belonging to Edwin, Earl of Mercia. When Edwin's lands were confiscated by William the Conqueror, the village was granted to Roger de Mowbray who then passed the Manor to his friend, William de Tykhill, a former Warden of Foss Bridge.[6][7]

Governance

Askham Richard lies in the Rural West York Ward of the City of York Unitary Authority. As of the 2019 elections it is represented by Councillors James Barker and Anne Hook who are both members of the local Liberal Democrats.[8] It is a part of the UK Parliamentary Constituency of York Outer. Until January 2020 it also fell within the boundaries of the Yorkshire and the Humber European Parliament constituency.

Demography

In 1848, parish records show the population as 232.[9] In 1881, the National Census showed the population as 226.[7] According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 273. The 2011 census recorded the population as 351.[10]

Geography

The village consists of one main street, where the main village green and duck pond are located, and a couple of small lanes. The soil consists of gravel and clay.[3]

The village is 1.7 miles west of Askham Bryan, 2.3 miles south of Rufforth, 1.5 miles north-east of Bilbrough.

Economy

Within the village is Her Majesty's Prison Askham Grange.[11] Also in the village is the Rose and Crown pub. There are three farms, but the remainder are dwellings. The nearby Askham Bryan College of Agriculture and Horticulture provides some local employment.

Transport

York Pullman serves the village 2/3 times a day (Monday-Saturday) in each direction on service 37 which runs between Tadcaster to York.[12]

Education

Primary education is catered for at St. Mary Church of England primary school. Nearby is Askham Bryan College of Agriculture and Horticulture. The college was originally known as the Yorkshire Institute of Agriculture, which opened in 1948. It became Askham Bryan College of Agriculture and Horticulture 19 years later. It now includes equine management, animal management, land management, business, food production, engineering and bioscience.[13]

Religious sites

St Mary's Church is Grade II* listed.[14] There is record of a church here from 1086[7][15] but most of the existing building dates from 1887, a simple Victorian design with no tower (it has a bellcote). The rebuilding however retained some fabric of the earlier church, notably the porch doorway (much restored), with two orders of colonettes and zig-zag pattern across the roll moulding. This fits with a late 11th century date for the original church. It is one of a local group of churches with Norman doorways (see Ainsty). At nearby St Nicholas Askham Bryan the door has similar motifs (leaves in the teeth of the zigzags) and may well have been made by the same hands. The doorway to the church, as opposed to the porch, is less grand but also late C11th, and there is an unusually plain west doorway of comparable age.[16]

Notable people

Mary Flora Bell lived and worked here for a while. She also spent some time at the HM Prison Askham Grange.[17]

Views of Askham Richard
  • Askham Richard Village Centre
    Askham Richard Village Centre
  • Askham Richard village pond
    Askham Richard village pond
  • Askham Richard, St Mary's Church; the cricketer Archibald Fargus was vicar here in 1913.
    Askham Richard, St Mary's Church; the cricketer Archibald Fargus was vicar here in 1913.
  • H.M. Prison Askham Grange
    H.M. Prison Askham Grange

References

  1. ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ "History of Askham Richard, in York and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Origin of Name". Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Village Name". Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Village name". Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Nobility" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  7. ^ a b c Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 863. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.
  8. ^ "Councillors". Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Population 1848". Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  10. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Silverdale Parish (1170211381)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Askham Grange Prison". H.M.Prison. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  12. ^ "Bus Service for route 37". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Education". Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  14. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II*) (1316686)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Church". Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  16. ^ Pevsner, N. et al. The Buildings of England: North Yorkshire, Penguin, 1959, rev.ed. 1967, pp.85-86
  17. ^ "Mary Bell, a woman still on the run from herself". Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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