Askham is a village and
civil parish
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in the
Bassetlaw district of
Nottinghamshire
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, England, about six miles south-east of
East Retford
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 183, decreasing slightly to 181 at the 2011 Census.
St Nicholas' Church is Norman, restored in 1906–07.
[Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. ''The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire''. page 59.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.]
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Aerial photo of Askham with notesPhotos of Askham*
Villages in Nottinghamshire
Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire
Bassetlaw District
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