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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.[2][3] In 2011 the parish had a population of 370.

History

The village dates back to at least 1090, when it was spelled Barcestone.[3] It was part of the Selby District from 1974 until 2023, the village previously gave its name to the former wapentake of Barkston Ash.[4] The Ash part of the name comes from a large ash tree said to be at the approximate centre of the ancient county of Yorkshire, where meetings for the wapentake would be held.[2][5]

What is now the A162 London Road was a turnpike constructed in 1769: the Main Street and the major part of the village goes East from the junction with this.[5]

On 14 October 1976 the parish was renamed from "Barkston" to "Barkston Ash".[6]

Barkston Ash was also the name of the local parliamentary constituency of Barkston Ash until 1983, when its boundaries were redrawn to divide the area into Elmet and Selby.[3]

Features

The village contains a small Church of England church, Holy Trinity originally a chapel of ease constructed in 1880, but given its current name and status in 1974.[5] There are two pubs, the Ash Tree (on the site of a former coaching inn) and the Boot and Shoe, a village hall and a primary school (dating from 1856).[7] There were formerly two shops and a post office on Main Street, now private residences.[3]

There are three 17th to 19th century stone Grade II listed building houses near the junction of Main Street and Church Street: Laurel Farm,[8] Barkston House,[9] and Turpin Hall Farm.[10]

See also

  • Ash Tree pub
    Ash Tree pub
  • Boot and Shoe pub
    Boot and Shoe pub
  • Former post office
    Former post office
  • Holy Trinity Church
    Holy Trinity Church

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Barkston Ash Parish (1170217377)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Lewis, Samuel. "Barkston". ukga.org. UK Genealogy Archives. Retrieved 12 July 2018. Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, published in 1848.
  3. ^ a b c d "About Barkston Ash". barkstonash.co.uk. Barkston Ash Parish Council. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. ^ Langdale, Thomas (1822). A topographical dictionary of Yorkshire; containing the names of all the towns, villages, hamlets, gentlemen's seats, &c. in the county of York. Northallerton: Langdale J. p. 149. OCLC 5211910.
  5. ^ a b c North Yorkshire Federation of Women's Institutes (1991). North Yorkshire Village Book. Countryside Books. p. 26. ISBN 978-1853061370.
  6. ^ "Selby Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School". barkstonash.n-yorks.sch.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Laurel Farm (1148434)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Barkston House (1316334)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Turpin Hall Farm (1148433)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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