Asenby is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
Harrogate
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district of
North Yorkshire
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, England, with a population of 285 (2001 census), increasing to 311 at the 2011 census. The village is about south-west of
Thirsk
Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England known for its racecourse; quirky yarnbomber displays, and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby.
History
Archeological ...
and east of
Ripon
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. It is south of the County Town of
Northallerton
Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It had a population of 16,832 in the 2011 census, an increa ...
on the south bank of the
River Swale
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...
.
History
The village is mentioned in the ''
Domesday Book
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'' as ''Estanebi'' in the ''Yarlestre hundred''. It was part of the manor of
Topcliffe at the time of the Norman invasion and followed the descent of that manor thereafter.
The toponymy of the village name is the combination of the Norse personal name of ''Eystein'' and ''bi'' giving the meaning of ''Eystein's farm''.
Governance
The village lies within the Skipton and Ripon UK Parliament constituency. It is also within the Wathvale ward of Harrogate Borough District Council and the Mashams and Fountains electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council.
The local Parish Council has five members.
Geography
The village lies on the south bank of the River Swale and wedged in between the
A168 and
A167
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roads. The majority of the surrounding land in the parish is given to farming.
Culture and community
The village is mostly housing with one public house on the outskirts. There is no church in the parish.
Demography
Population
2001 Census
Of the total population, 97.5% declared themselves as White/British with the rest being White/Other. The gender split was 50.8% male to 49.2% female. The declaration of religious belief was 77.9% Christian, 20.7% No religion/Not stated and 1% Jewish and 1% Other. There were 128 dwellings.
2011 Census
Of the total population, 97.1% declared themselves as White/British with 1.6% being White/Other. The rest were made of 0.6% mixed White/Asian, 0.3% White/Irish and 0.1% British Asian. The gender split was 51.4% male to 48.6% female. The declaration of religious belief was 72.7% Christian, 25.7% No religion/Not stated and 1.6% Buddhist. There were 130 dwellings.
Notable people
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Mary Bateman (also known as the Yorkshire Witch) was born in the village.
References
External links
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire