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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Askwith like this:
ASKWITH, a township in Weston parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near the river Wharfe, 3 miles NW of Otley. It includes the hamlets of Upper and Lower Snowden. Acres, 3,180. Real property, £3,329. Pop., 338. Houses, 76.
Askwith is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Askwith itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Askwith, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11229
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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