Askern
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Askern () is a town and civil parish within the City of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the A19 road between Doncaster and Selby. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 5,570 at the 2011 Census. Askern was also known in for its greyhound stadium, which closed in 2022.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Askern
- UK place.population
- 5,570
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- City of Doncaster
- UK place.civil_parish
- Askern
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- South Yorkshire
- UK place.post_town
- DONCASTER
- UK place.postcode_district
- DN6
- UK place.postcode_area
- DN
- UK place.dial_code
- 01302
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE5513
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Doncaster North
- UK place.static_image_name
- AskernSpaPool(DavidPickersgill)Mar2008.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Askern Spa Pool
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 1.33
- UK place.type
- Town and civil parish
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5570
- Image
- AskernSpaPool(DavidPickersgill)Mar2008.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01302
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- SE5513
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- Askern
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Askern () is a town and civil parish within the City of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the A19 road between Doncaster and Selby. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 5,570 at the 2011 Census. Askern was also known in for its greyhound stadium, which closed in 2022.
==History== The town's name derives from the Old English askr-ærn meaning 'building made of ash' or 'building surrounded by ash trees'. Historically in the parish of Campsall, the town lies south of Pontefract and north of Doncaster. Up until the middle of the 19th century, the town was in the wapentake of Osgoldcross in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
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