Askham is a
village
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and
civil parish
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in the
Bassetlaw district of
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...
, England, about six miles south-east of
East Retford
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact ...
. According to the
2001 census it had a population of 183. It decreased slightly to 181 at the
2011 census, but has increased to 189 residents during the
2021 Census.
St Nicholas' Church is
Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, restored in 1906–07.
[Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. page 59.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.]
See also
*
Listed buildings in Askham, Nottinghamshire
References
External links
Aerial photo of Askham with notesPhotos of Askham*
Villages in Nottinghamshire
Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Bassetlaw District
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