Askham Richard

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Askham Richard is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, south west of York, close to Copmanthorpe and Askham Bryan. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 273. Prior to 1996 it formed part of the district of Selby.

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name comes from ascam or ascha meaning "enclosure of ash-tree". "Richard" was Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall. The village became a Conservation Area in 1975. Within the village is Her Majesty's Prison Askham Grange.

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