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Askham is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Westmorland . According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 360, [ 1 ] decreasing slightly to 356 at the 2011 Census. [ 2 ]
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Askham is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England.It contains 57 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
Askham Hall became a Grade I listed house in 1968. [7] Following the death of the 7th Earl in May 2006 the house has been owned by Caroline, Countess of Lonsdale. [8] In 2012 the Countess of Lonsdale and her children, Charles Lowther and Marie-Louisa Raeburn, arranged the conversion of Askham Hall into a boutique hotel. [6]
St Nicholas' Church, Askham is a parish church in the Church of England in Askham, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
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.
Askham Bryan is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of City of York in the north of England, 6 miles (10 km) south-west of York, west of Bishopthorpe, and close to Askham Richard and Copmanthorpe. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 582, reducing to 564 at the 2011 census.
John Askham the younger was the youngest of seven children, and attended the Wellingborough Free School for about one year. He was twice married; he and his first wife (born Bonham) had three daughters. [1] Before Askham reached the age of ten, his family put him to work in the shoemaking trade. After working a while for the sewing machine ...