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]
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]
^ abLewis, 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.
^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.
^ abcNorth Yorkshire Federation of Women's Institutes (1991). North Yorkshire Village Book. Countryside Books. p. 26. ISBN978-1853061370.
^"Selby Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^"Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School". barkstonash.n-yorks.sch.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
barkston, small, village, civil, parish, close, selby, north, yorkshire, england, formerly, known, barkston, west, riding, yorkshire, 2011, parish, population, boundary, stone, junction, main, street, with, a162, roadlocation, within, north, yorkshirepopulatio. 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 Barkston AshBoundary stone on junction of Main Street with the A162 roadBarkston AshLocation within North YorkshirePopulation370 2011 census 1 OS grid referenceSE491361Civil parishBarkston AshUnitary authorityNorth YorkshireCeremonial countyNorth YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townTADCASTERPostcode districtLS24PoliceNorth YorkshireFireNorth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireList of places UK England Yorkshire 53 49 07 N 1 15 19 W 53 81861 N 1 25528 W 53 81861 1 25528 Contents 1 History 2 Features 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe 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 editThe 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 editListed buildings in Barkston Ash nbsp Ash Tree pub nbsp Boot and Shoe pub nbsp Former post office nbsp Holy Trinity ChurchReferences edit UK Census 2011 Local Area Report Barkston Ash Parish 1170217377 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 10 March 2018 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 a b c d About Barkston Ash barkstonash co uk Barkston Ash Parish Council Retrieved 12 July 2018 Langdale Thomas 1822 A topographical dictionary of Yorkshire containing the names of all the towns villages hamlets gentlemen s seats amp c in the county of York Northallerton Langdale J p 149 OCLC 5211910 a b c North Yorkshire Federation of Women s Institutes 1991 North Yorkshire Village Book Countryside Books p 26 ISBN 978 1853061370 Selby Registration District UKBMD Retrieved 8 May 2024 Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School barkstonash n yorks sch uk Retrieved 26 April 2019 Historic England Laurel Farm 1148434 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 12 July 2018 Historic England Barkston House 1316334 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 12 July 2018 Historic England Turpin Hall Farm 1148433 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 12 July 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barkston Ash Barston Ash village website The Ancient Parish of Sherburn in Elmet at GENUKI Barkston Ash was in this parish Portals nbsp Yorkshire nbsp England nbsp United Kingdom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barkston Ash amp oldid 1222937587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
