Askwith

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

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{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}

{{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)

| 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),{{NOMIS2001|id=36UD005|title=Askwith Parish |accessdate=11 November 2019}} increasing to 240 at the 2011 Census.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007308|title=Askwith Parish |accessdate=11 November 2019}} The village is located in Wharfedale, and is close to the border of West Yorkshire. Nearby towns are Otley, Ilkley and Burley-in-Wharfedale.{{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}}

Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.{{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}} 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,{{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}} a pub,{{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}} 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.{{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}} There is also a WI group{{cite web|url=http://www.washburnvalley.org/?p=organisations&i=askwith-wi|title=Washburn Heritage Centre : Organisations|publisher=washburnvalley.org|accessdate=13 April 2014}} and a toddler group.{{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}}

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

The village is related to the famous Asquith family.