Barkston Ash | |
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![]() Boundary stone on junction of Main Street with the A162 road | |
Location within
North Yorkshire | |
Population | 370 ( 2011 census) [1] |
OS grid reference | SE491361 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TADCASTER |
Postcode district | LS24 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Barkston Ash is a small village and civil parish close to Selby in North Yorkshire, England. It was formerly known as Barkston, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. [2] [3] In 2011 the parish had a population of 370.
The village dates back to at least 1090, when it was spelled Barcestone. [3] It was part of the Selby District from 1974 until 2023, the village previously gave its name to the former wapentake of Barkston Ash. [4] The Ash part of the name comes from a large ash tree said to be at the approximate centre of the ancient county of Yorkshire, where meetings for the wapentake would be held. [2] [5]
What is now the A162 London Road was a turnpike constructed in 1769: the Main Street and the major part of the village goes East from the junction with this. [5]
On 14 October 1976 the parish was renamed from "Barkston" to "Barkston Ash". [6]
Barkston Ash was also the name of the local parliamentary constituency of Barkston Ash until 1983, when its boundaries were redrawn to divide the area into Elmet and Selby. [3]
The village contains a small Church of England church, Holy Trinity originally a chapel of ease constructed in 1880, but given its current name and status in 1974. [5] There are two pubs, the Ash Tree (on the site of a former coaching inn) and the Boot and Shoe, a village hall and a primary school (dating from 1856). [7] There were formerly two shops and a post office on Main Street, now private residences. [3]
There are three 17th to 19th century stone Grade II listed building houses near the junction of Main Street and Church Street: Laurel Farm, [8] Barkston House, [9] and Turpin Hall Farm. [10]
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, published in 1848.
Barkston Ash | |
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![]() Boundary stone on junction of Main Street with the A162 road | |
Location within
North Yorkshire | |
Population | 370 ( 2011 census) [1] |
OS grid reference | SE491361 |
Civil parish |
|
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TADCASTER |
Postcode district | LS24 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Barkston Ash is a small village and civil parish close to Selby in North Yorkshire, England. It was formerly known as Barkston, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. [2] [3] In 2011 the parish had a population of 370.
The village dates back to at least 1090, when it was spelled Barcestone. [3] It was part of the Selby District from 1974 until 2023, the village previously gave its name to the former wapentake of Barkston Ash. [4] The Ash part of the name comes from a large ash tree said to be at the approximate centre of the ancient county of Yorkshire, where meetings for the wapentake would be held. [2] [5]
What is now the A162 London Road was a turnpike constructed in 1769: the Main Street and the major part of the village goes East from the junction with this. [5]
On 14 October 1976 the parish was renamed from "Barkston" to "Barkston Ash". [6]
Barkston Ash was also the name of the local parliamentary constituency of Barkston Ash until 1983, when its boundaries were redrawn to divide the area into Elmet and Selby. [3]
The village contains a small Church of England church, Holy Trinity originally a chapel of ease constructed in 1880, but given its current name and status in 1974. [5] There are two pubs, the Ash Tree (on the site of a former coaching inn) and the Boot and Shoe, a village hall and a primary school (dating from 1856). [7] There were formerly two shops and a post office on Main Street, now private residences. [3]
There are three 17th to 19th century stone Grade II listed building houses near the junction of Main Street and Church Street: Laurel Farm, [8] Barkston House, [9] and Turpin Hall Farm. [10]
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, published in 1848.