Askham
Askham is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, about six miles south-east of East Retford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 183.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Nicholas’ Church, Askham and Rampton Secure Hospital.
St Nicholas’ Church, Askham
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Rampton Secure Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rampton Secure Hospital is a high-security psychiatric hospital near the village of Woodbeck between Retford and Rampton in Nottinghamshire, England. It is one of three high-security psychiatric hospitals in England, alongside Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside and Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire. Rampton Secure Hospital is situated 2 miles northeast of Askham.
Church of St John the Baptist, East Markham
Church
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The Church of St. John the Baptist, East Markham is a parish church in the Church of England in East Markham, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ordsall and Tuxford.
Ordsall
Village
Ordsall is an area and former civil parish in Retford, in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. The Bassetlaw ward of the same name had a population of 14,194 at the 2011 census. All Hallows' Church serves the village and is situated beside the River Idle at the south side of Ordsall, an area sometimes referred to as "Old Ordsall". Ordsall is situated 3½ miles northwest of Askham.
Tuxford
Town
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Tuxford is a historic market town and a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. It had a population of 2,809 in the 2021 census. Tuxford is situated 3 miles south of Askham.
West Markham
Village
Photo: William Metcalfe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Markham or Markham Clinton is a village and civil parish 23 miles north east of Nottingham, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. West Markham is situated 2½ miles southwest of Askham.
Askham
- Type: Locality
- Location: Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2736° or 53° 16′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.8839° or 0° 53′ 2″ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
9C5X74F8+CCGeoNames ID
7293920
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