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Encyclopedia > Askham Bryan

Askham Bryan is a village in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, south west of York, Yorkshire, west of Bishopthorpe, and close to Askham Richard.


Askham Bryan is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name comes from Ascam or Ascha meaning "enclosure of ash-tree". "Bryan" is Brian Fitzalan who held the manor in the 12th century.


In the village is Askham Hall and nearby are Askham Bryan College of Agriculture and Her Majesty's Prison Askham Grange. The village became a Conservation Area in 1980.


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GENUKI: Askham Bryan Parish information from Bulmers' 1890. (639 words)
The soil is chiefly sand and gravel, and the surface flat and uninteresting.
Askham Bryan and Askham Richard were formerly one manor, which, in the time of Edward the Confessor, belonged to Edwin, earl of Mercia.
Near the church are two almshouses, built in 1862, by the trustees of the late John Barstow, Esq., for the deserving poor of Askham Bryan.
Askham Bryan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (322 words)
Askham Bryan is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, 6 miles south west of York, west of Bishopthorpe, and close to Askham Richard and Copmanthorpe.
Although the centre of the village is the oldest part of Askham Bryan, notable buildings also include the 18th century Nag's Head pub, the old school (closed in the 1960s when it merged with St. Mary's C.ofE.
In the village is Askham Hall and nearby are Askham Bryan College of Agriculture and Her Majesty's Prison Askham Grange, in the neighbouring village of Askham Richard.
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