Barkston Ash is a small village and
civil parish
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close to
Selby
Selby is a market town and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse, with a population at the 2011 census of 14,731.
The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...
in
North Yorkshire
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, England. It was formerly known as Barkston in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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.
History
The village dates back to at least 1090, when it was spelled Barcestone.
[ Now part of ]Selby district
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, the village previously gave its name to the former wapentake
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of Barkston Ash
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.
History
The village dates back to at least 1090, when it was spelled Barcestone. No ...
. The Ash part of the name comes from a large ash tree
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said to be at the approximate centre of the ancient county of Yorkshire
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, where meetings for the wapentake would be held.
What is now the A162 London Road was a turnpike
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constructed in 1769: the Main Street and the major part of the village goes East from the junction with this.[
Barkston Ash was also the name of the local ]parliamentary constituency
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of Barkston Ash
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.
History
The village dates back to at least 1090, when it was spelled Barcestone. No ...
until 1983, when its boundaries were redrawn to divide the area into Elmet
Elmet ( cy, Elfed), sometimes Elmed or Elmete, was an independent Brittonic kingdom between about the 5th century and early 7th century, in what later became the smaller area of the West Riding of Yorkshire then West Yorkshire, South Yorkshir ...
and Selby
Selby is a market town and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse, with a population at the 2011 census of 14,731.
The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...
.[
]
Features
The village contains a small Church of England
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church, Holy Trinity, originally a chapel of ease
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Often a chapel of ea ...
constructed in 1880, but given its current name and status in 1974.[ There are two pubs, the Ash Tree (on the site of a former ]coaching inn
The coaching inn (also coaching house or staging inn) was a vital part of Europe's inland transport infrastructure until the development of the railway, providing a resting point ( layover) for people and horses. The inn served the needs of tra ...
) and the Boot and Shoe, a village hall and a primary school (dating from 1856). There were formerly two shops and a post office on Main Street, now private residences.[
There are three 17th to 19th century stone Grade II ]listed building
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houses near the junction of Main Street and Church Street: Laurel Farm, Barkston House, and Turpin Hall Farm.
File:Ash Tree Barkston Ash 11 July 2018.jpg, Ash Tree pub
File:Boot and Shoe Barkston Ash 11 July 2018.jpg, Boot and Shoe pub
File:Barkston Ash post office 11 July 2018.jpg, Former post office
File:Church of the Holy Trinity, Barkston Ash.jpg, Holy Trinity Church
References
External links
Barston Ash village website
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: Barkston Ash was in this parish
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
Selby District