Asselby
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.744119|-0.912954|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Asselby
| population = 351
| population_ref = (2011 census)
| civil_parish = Asselby
| unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
| constituency_westminster = Goole and Pocklington
| post_town = GOOLE
| postcode_district = DN14
| postcode_area = DN
| dial_code = 01757
| os_grid_reference = SE717280
| london_distance_mi = 155
| static_image_name = Whelans of Asselby.jpg
| static_image_caption = The Black Swan
| london_direction = S
}}
Asselby is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located in the south-west of the county, north of the River Ouse.
It is situated approximately {{Convert|2|mi|km}} west of the market town of Howden. The land surrounding Asselby is very flat and intersected by dykes which drain into the Rivers Derwent and Ouse.{{cite map|title = Goole & Gilberdyke|map = 291|year =2015 |scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =978-0-319-24488-3 }}
History
Asselby is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Cuthbert, the Bishop of Durham.{{cite web |title=Asselby {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SE7128/asselby/ |website=opendomesday.org |access-date=28 May 2022}} The name derives from Old Norse - the By of Askil, meaning the famstead of Askil.{{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=17 |edition=4}} Historically in the wapentake of Howdenshire, and in the Parish of Howden, it is now in its own civil parish.{{cite web |title=Asselby :: Survey of English Place-Names |url=http://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/East+Riding+of+Yorkshire/Howden/5328549ab47fc40a4d0004c9-Asselby |website=epns.nottingham.ac.uk |access-date=28 May 2022}} The civil parish is formed by the village of Asselby and the hamlet of Knedlington, together with that part of Boothferry village west of the B1228 road.{{cite web |title=Asselby CP |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=471622&y=427925&z=7&bnd1=CPC&bnd2=CTY+GLA&labels=on |website=ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ |access-date=28 May 2022}} According to the 2011 UK census, Asselby parish had a population of 351,{{NOMIS2011
| id = 1170211133
| title = Asselby Parish
| accessdate = 14 February 2018}} a rise from the 2001 UK census figure of 299.{{NOMIS2001
| id = 1543504180
| title = Asselby Parish
| accessdate = 23 November 2018
}}
The parish covers an area of {{convert|532.14|ha|acre}}.{{cite web
|url = http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/researchgroup/parishprofiles/ASSELBY.pdf
|title = 2001 Census Area Profile
|year = 2004
|publisher = East Riding of Yorkshire Council
|accessdate = 10 April 2013
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120910173142/http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/researchgroup/parishprofiles/ASSELBY.pdf
|archivedate = 10 September 2012
|url-status = dead
}}
The Hull and Barnsley Railway ran past the village until 1955, having a level crossing named 'Asselby'.{{cite web |title=Asselby |url=https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=53.74550&lon=-0.91320&layers=168&b=1 |website=maps.nls.uk |access-date=28 May 2022}} The closest station was Barmby railway station.{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Neil |title=The lost railways of Yorkshire's East Riding |date=2011 |publisher=Stenlake |location=Catrine |isbn=9781840335521 |pages=12, 15}}
The village has one pub, The Black Swan, situated on Main Street. Unusually, Asselby is situated on an entirely dead-end road, which finishes in the next village (which is slightly larger than Asselby), Barmby on the Marsh.
Northern Gas Networks has a gas pressure reduction and odourisation plant just outside of Asselby.{{cite news|last=Benfield|first=Chris|title=Pipelines' rapid progress across country|newspaper=The Yorkshire Post|date=4 July 2006|id={{ProQuest|335342430}} }}{{cite journal |title=Work resumes on vital east-west link |journal=EU Energy |date=March 2007 |issue=154 |page=31 |publisher=McGraw Hill Publications Company |location=London |issn=1473-7450}}
Asselby Island
File:The River Ouse and Asselby island - geograph.org.uk - 1214881.jpg
South of the village, on the banks of the River Ouse is Asselby Island.{{cite book |last1=Fisher |first1=Stuart |title=Rivers of Britain : Estuaries, tideways, havens, lochs, firths and kyles. |date=2012 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |location=London |isbn=978-1408146569 |page=156}} The island is now a triangular patch of land which covers some {{convert|50.07|acre}},{{cite book |last1=Berriman |first1=Geoffrey |title=Islands of England - the North-East and Yorkshire. |date=2016 |publisher=Summerhill Books |location=Newcastle upon Tyne |isbn=978-1911385028 |page=59}} however it used to only be {{convert|10|acre|0}} and had water surrounding it on all sides.{{cite book |last1=Sheahan |first1=J. J. |title=History and topography of the City of York, the Ainsty Wapentake and the East Riding of Yorkshire |date=1855 |publisher=Whellan |location=Beverley |page=605|oclc=504409774}}{{cite web |title=Asselby Island |url=https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=53.73057&lon=-0.90960&layers=168&b=1 |website=maps.nls.uk |access-date=28 May 2022 |quote=Use the slider to toggle between older mapping and modern day satellite imagery}} Changes in the tidal system meant that the northern channel had almost dried up by the 1940s,{{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=David |title=River Ouse bargeman |date=2017 |publisher=Pen & Sword |location=Barnsley, South Yorkshire |isbn=978-1526716590 |page=127}} and draining by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in the 1960s, mean that the island now only has water on the western and southern sides, its northern side being now permanently joined to the northern bank of the river.{{London Gazette |issue=43408 |date=14 August 1964 |page= 6897}} However, in times of high water, the island does become a true island again.
The island is now wooded (mostly willow trees) and is only {{convert|6|m|order=flip}} above sea level.{{cite web |title=Asselby Island |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/asselby-island-east-riding-of-yorkshire |website=getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |access-date=28 May 2022}} It is opposite the mouth of the River Aire, and is {{convert|3.5|mi}} downstream from the present mouth of the River Derwent.{{cite book |last1=Bradley |first1=Tom |title=The Yorkshire anglers' guide to the whole of the fishing on the Yorkshire rivers |date=1896 |publisher=Bradley |location=Leeds |page=72|oclc=38537601}} The island is now a Site of Interest for Nature Conservation (SINC), particularly for invertebrates.{{cite web |title=Ouse and Humber Strategic Subcatchment Area Biodiversity Action Plan |url=https://yorkshirehumberdrainage.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Biodiversity-Action-Plan.pdf |website=yorkshirehumberdrainage.gov.uk |publisher=JBA |access-date=28 May 2022 |page=52 |date=January 2010}}{{cite web |last1=Kaznowska |first1=S. S. |last2=Wright |first2=F. J. |title=Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom Region 6 Eastern England: Flamborough Head to Great Yarmouth |url=https://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/6473ed35-d1cb-428e-ad69-eb81d6c52045/pubs-csuk-region-06.pdf |website=data.jncc.gov.uk |page=88 |date=1995}} Historically, the island belonged to the Parish of Drax, but it now belongs entirely with the civil parish of Asselby.{{cite web |title=Asselby - Aston-Blank {{!}} British History Online |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp100-104 |website=www.british-history.ac.uk |access-date=28 May 2022}} The Trans-Pennine Trail on the northern bank of the Ouse affords views of the island.
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References
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- {{cite book|title=Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets|year=2006|publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council|page=3}}
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External links
{{Commons category|Asselby}}
- {{OpenDomesday|SE7128|asselby|Asselby}}
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