Askwith

Askwith is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 220, increasing to 240 at the 2011 Census. The village is located in Wharfedale, and is close to the border of West Yorkshire.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wharfedale and Tree Of Life Rock.

Wharfedale

Valley

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wharfedale is one of the Yorkshire Dales. It is situated at source in North Yorkshire and then flows into West Yorkshire and forms the upper valley of the River Wharfe.

Tree Of Life Rock

Archaeological site

Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tree Of Life Rock is an archaeological site.

Burley Library

Library

Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burley Library is situated 2 miles south of Askwith.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Otley and Ilkley.

Otley

Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 census.

Ilkley

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Ilkley is a town in West Yorkshire, part of the metropolitan borough of Bradford, with a population in 2021 of 15,000. It had a 19th-century heyday as a spa town, but the main reason to visit today is to walk the nearby countryside, especially Ilkley Moor.

Burley in Wharfedale

Village

Photo: John Sparshatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burley in Wharfedale is a village and civil parish within the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, in the Wharfedale valley. In 2011, it had a population of 7,041. Burley in Wharfedale is situated 2 miles south of Askwith.

Askwith

Type: Locality
Location: Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.9441° or 53° 56′ 39″ north

Longitude

-1.7403° or 1° 44′ 25″ west

Elevation

735 feet (224 metres)

Open location code

9C5WW7V5+MV

GeoNames ID

7302019

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